A custody sergeant who allegedly had sex with a female suspect has been fired by Gwent Police for gross misconduct.Sergeant Richard Evans, 46, who was based at Ystrad Mynach Police Station, was…
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Bedwas man banned from online dating sites after violently attacking women
A bullying boyfriend who admitted unlawfully wounding a woman he had met online has been banned from going on all dating websites.Karl Crimmins, 29, of Bedwas, was outlawed from online dating sites…
Graig-Y-Rhacca post office worker bravely saw off two robbers who threatened her with a gun
A 71-year-old post office worker bravely saw off two would-be robbers who threatened her with a gun.James Price, 16, and David Andrews, 21, tried to rob Graig-Y-Rhacca post office on February 8…
Teenager Connor Doughton jailed for 15 years for murder of Blackwood man Michael Lee Emmett
A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for at least 15 years after he murdered a man by stabbing him with a kitchen knife.Connor Doughton, of Apollo Way, Blackwood, stabbed 29-year-old Michael Lee…
Risca men guilty of murdering Stephen Lambert
Two men have been convicted of murdering Risca man Stephen Lambert, who was found stabbed in the town in August.
Blackwood boy guilty of murdering Michael Lee Emmett
A teenager has admitted murdering Michael Lee Emmett, who died a month after he and a friend were stabbed in Blackwood.
Jake Sweeney killer, Jason Grovell, will not have his ‘lenient’ sentence increased
The killer of Jake Sweeney, who died after being punched from behind while breaking up a fight, will not serve more than four years in prison, the Attorney General’s Office has confirmed.
Blackwood family accused of scamming £200,000 in “cash for crash”
Five members of the same family ran a “cash for crash” insurance scam worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, a court has heard.
The Yandell family, who run their own car repair business in Blackwood, claimed they were involved in 15 different road accidents in under two years.
Family outrage over Jake Sweeney killer Jason Grovell’s sentence
The father of a man killed as he was breaking up a fight, has described the attacker’s four year jail term as “a kick in the teeth”.
Jason Grovell jailed for “cowardly” attack that killed Jake Sweeney
A young father killed a “peacemaker” with a single punch as he tried to break up a pub fight in Caerphilly.
Jason Grovell was jailed for four years for hitting innocent Jake Sweeney, 26, as he tried to separate a brawl outside the Irish Tymes pub.