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A 70-year-old motorist who lost control of her car, colliding with a group of pedestrians including a child in a pram, has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.Bridget Curtis was taking her daughter for an appointment at Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest and had stopped the car at a drop off…
A further 11 individuals have been charged with offences relating to the public disorder in Ely, Cardiff, that took place in May 2023.Jenny Hopkins, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS Cymru-Wales said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised South Wales Police to charge a further 11 defendants…
Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron yn awdurdodi cyhuddiadau pellach yn ymwneud â therfysgoedd TreláiMae 11 o unigolion yn rhagor wedi’u cyhuddo o droseddau’n ymwneud â’r anrhefn gyhoeddus a welwyd yn Nhrelái, Caerdydd ym mis Mai 2023.Dywedodd Jenny Hopkins, Prif Erlynydd y Goron ar gyfer Gwasanaeth Erlyn y…
A killer who murdered a man with one punch outside a pub has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years.Christopher Cooper, 39, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court today, for killing a man with one punch outside a pub in Gorseinon.In May 2024, Kelvin Evans was out with his…
Cafodd llofrudd ddedfryd o garchar am oes ar ôl iddo ladd dyn gydag un ergyd â dwrn tu allan i dafarn, a bydd yn treulio o leiaf un-ar-bymtheg o flynyddoedd yn y carchar.Cafodd Christopher Cooper, 39, ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe heddiw, am ladd dyn gydag un ergyd â dwrn y tu allan i…
Cafodd dyn ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe am ladd ei gymydog 71 oed, a hynny ar ôl bwrw dedfryd oes am lofruddiaeth yn y gorffennol.Gyda’r nos ar 22 Awst 2023, aeth Brian Whitelock, 56, i fflat yr hyfforddwr marchogaeth wedi ymddeol, Wendy Buckney, yng Nghlydach, Abertawe.Y bore canlynol,…
A man who killed his 71-year-old neighbour after already serving a life sentence for a previous murder has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.Brian Whitelock, 56, went to retired riding school instructor - Wendy Buckney’s flat in Clydach, Swansea, on the evening of 22 August 2023. The…
Mae dyn o Benarth, a oedd yn meddwl ei fod yn cwrdd â merch 12 oed am gyswllt rhywiol ar ôl sgwrsio â hi ar-lein, wedi cael ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe.Roedd David Parton, 57 oed, yn credu ei fod yn anfon negeseuon at ferch ifanc ond cyfrif ffug a sefydlwyd gan yr heddlu oedd yn derbyn y…
A Penarth man who thought he was meeting a 12-year-old girl for sexual contact after chatting with her online has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court. David Parton, 57, had been messaging a police decoy profile thinking they were a young girl. The messages became sexual in nature culminating…
Mae dyn a oedd yn delio cyffuriau ar strydoedd Casnewydd wedi cael ei ddedfrydu am lofruddiaeth ar ôl iddo drywanu dyn arall yn y frest.Cyfaddefodd David Sisman, 21, yn y Llys y bu’n delio cyffuriau ar 14 Mai 2024 yn ardal y Maendy pan ddaeth Lee Crewe ato.Estynnodd Sisman gyllell a thrywanu’r…
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