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A man who was dealing drugs on the streets of Newport has been sentenced for murder after he stabbed another man in the chest.David Sisman, 21, admitted in Court that he was dealing drugs on 14 May 2024 in the Maindee area when he was approached by Lee Crewe.Sisman produced a knife and stabbed the…
Cafodd cyn-gynghorydd tref Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr ei garcharu yn Llys y Goron Merthyr Tudful heddiw am geisio lladd ei wraig.Roedd Darren Brown, 35 oed, wedi gwahanu oddi wrth ei wraig ond roedd yn dal i fyw yn yr un eiddo. Ar 10 Gorffennaf 2023 roedd y ddau yn dadlau pan aeth Darren Brown i lawr y…
A former Bridgend town Councillor was jailed at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court today for attempting to kill his wife.Darren Brown, 35, was separated from his wife but remained living in the same property. On 10 July 2023 the two were arguing when Darren Brown went downstairs and took a knife from the…
Mae perchennog campfa a swyddog drysau a ddefnyddiodd unedau hunanstorio yn y Rhyl i storio llawer iawn o steroidau wedi cael eu dedfrydu yn Llys y Goron yr Wyddgrug am gynllwyn i gyflenwi cyffuriau dosbarth C.Cafodd Lee Ablitt, 50 oed, o ardal Warrington, ei stopio tra oedd yn gyrru ar yr M56 am…
Mae gyrrwr BMW wedi’i garcharu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe am achosi marwolaeth gyrrwr tacsi drwy yrru’n beryglus yn Sir Benfro.Roedd Mateusz Sikorski, 30 oed, yn gyrru i Benalun ar yr A4139 pan wrthdarodd yn benben â cherbyd Christopher Boyle, a oedd yn teithio i'r cyfeiriad arall. Yn anffodus,…
A BMW driver has been jailed at Swansea Crown Court for causing the death of a taxi driver by driving dangerously in Pembrokeshire.Mateusz Sikorski, 30, was travelling towards Penally on the A4139 when he collided head-on with Christopher Boyle, who was travelling in the opposite direction…
Aeth Benjamin Guiver, 35 oed, i mewn i’r eiddo yn hwyr yn y nos lle’r oedd y fenyw wedi syrthio i gysgu yn yr ystafell fyw. Deffrodd i weld Guiver yn yr ystafell a rhedodd allan o’r eiddo mewn braw.Dilynodd Guiver hi, gafaelodd yn ei gwallt a’i dyrnu, ac wedyn tarodd ei hwyneb ar y llawr. Ar ôl…
An offender who attacked and sexually assaulted a woman in her own home has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.Benjamin Guiver, 35, went into the property late at night where the woman had fallen asleep in the living room. She awoke to see Guiver in the room and ran from the property in fear…
A man who caused life changing injuries to another by throwing a corrosive liquid over his face and head has been jailed at Swansea Crown Court.Jivan Dean, 24, attacked Raven Riley who was visiting a friend at a house in an area of Carmarthenshire known as Tipi Valley, on 14 August 2024.The 20-year…
Tra bod y cwpwl cartref ar 25 Ionawr 2020, cododd ffrae a arweiniodd at Huw Orphan, 32 oed, yn gadael y tŷ.Pan geisiodd y dioddefwr gau’r drws, gwthiodd Orphan ei ffordd yn ôl i mewn; taclodd ei wraig i’r llawr, lle trawodd ei phen. Fodd bynnag, llwyddodd hi i redeg i’r ystafell wely a chau’r…
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To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
