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.
CARMARTHEN: Former teacher cleared of 2001 rape as jury fails to reach verdicts on two other allegations
Daniel Gravell was found not guilty of raping a teenager at his family home near Carmarthen. The jury was discharged…
LLANGUNNOR: Stabbing threat report led police to £118,000 of drugs, a zombie knife and an axe
Cameron Davies, 23, has been jailed for two years and ten months. Police say they traced two vehicles to an…
JAILED: Eight years for Brynmill man who attacked a woman walking alone at night
Mohangopi Tadiboyina, 30, was found guilty by a jury on 20 July and sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Friday…
JAILED: Capel Dewi man shared films of children being raped in Telegram group infiltrated by undercover officer
Michael Fox, 55, set up the group chat where he distributed three films of girls aged between eight and 11,…
MOUNT PLEASANT: ‘Bogeyman’ burglar back behind bars after stealing family’s car as they slept
Kevin Harmon, whose child victims over the years have feared him as the bogeyman, has almost 150 offences to his…
SKETTY: Claw hammer robber told terrified Co-op worker he had ‘respect’ for shopworkers
Christopher Barnett threatened to smash the man's head in before taking £276 and bottles of gin from the Gower Road…
SWANSEA: ‘Unforgivable’ fraudster stole £200,000 from his own family then fled to Turkey
Terrence O'Connor drained his widowed grandfather's life savings among more than £200,000 taken from his parents, brother and sister, then…
SKEWEN: Paedophile who plotted abuse in encrypted chat groups jailed for 21 years
Craig Henton, 54, told strangers online he had abused children for 25 years and was planning to target a five-year-old.…
PORT TALBOT: Burglar with 166 offences on his record jailed after late-night hunt for an unlocked door
Marcus Thomas tried front doors in Sandfields until one opened, stole the keys to a Mercedes its owner had saved…
BRITON FERRY: Rapist who made victim’s life ‘a living hell’ handed extended 17-year sentence
A judge ruled Talvinder Atwal "took pleasure" in his victim's distress and branded him a dangerous offender. The Parole Board…