Swansea Crown Court
Swansea Crown Court news: trials, guilty pleas and sentencing at the court in the Guildhall, covering cases from Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. More Police and Crime.
BRYNAMMAN: Man who beat woman in the street while on bail for abusing his ex jailed for 52 months
Cameron Morgan broke the woman’s nose and jaw on Cwmgarw Road after she turned him down. Swansea Crown Court heard…
ST HELEN’S ROAD: Couple jailed after woman’s ex was stabbed in the neck in a 6am street fight
He thought he’d been punched. CCTV shows traffic trying to get round the fight.
PORT TALBOT: Man who raped a teenager after handing out vodka jailed for eight years
Damien Samuel, 44, denied it and took it to trial. The judge called the two-year wait for the case to…
PORT TALBOT: Tata found guilty after two steelworkers breathed in gas at 18 times the safe limit
The pair stayed behind until every contractor was out, and now the steel giant faces a fine.
MORRISTON: Man jailed after locking his ex inside her own home and smashing her phone
He took her phone and her keys, and she was trapped inside for hours. She got out only because a…
AMMANFORD: Cocaine dealer jailed after police raid finds £5,500 cash in boxes and bags
Officers forced their way in and found white powder, scales and cash split between boxes and bags. The dealer wasn't…
CARMARTHEN: Man who spent the day hunting his ex-partner with a knife jailed for 24 years
He packed a kitchen knife before he left home, then spent the day looking for her. Detectives call what happened…
CHARGED: Neath Abbey man charged over Neath town centre stabbing
Connor McCarthy, 30, from Neath Abbey, is charged with Section 18 wounding with intent and possessing a knife in a…
PENLAN: Man filmed taking drugs off sleeping woman’s body jailed for seven years for raping her
Caeran Evans, 27, admitted sexual assault but denied rape; a jury convicted him last month. Police say he was filmed…
NEATH: Judges reject dog owner’s claim he didn’t need a ten-year ban after Pandora starved while carrying puppies
Matthew Andrews went to Swansea Crown Court to argue there was no need to ban him from keeping animals. The…
TRADING STANDARDS: Garden clearance pair admit fraud and pressuring customers into paying up
Customers who hired two Merlins Bridge men for garden and ground clearance work were given false claims about how much…