A Penyrheol woman who stole £31,000 from her disabled sister has walked free from court after being given a suspended sentence.Angela Wiltshire, 49, of Ty Isaf, spent the money on home improvements,…
Tag: Cardiff Crown Court
Rhymney man jailed for attempted robbery
A Rhymney man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after attempting to rob a Post Office armed with a hammer.Rory Thomas, 20, of Heol Aneurin Bevan, Rhymney, walked into Phillipstown Post Office,…
Bargoed rapist refused permission to appeal sentence
A serial rapist from Bargoed has had his application to appeal his 18-year sentence turned down by judges.
Two men jailed after burglary of blind and deaf 79-year-old woman’s Blackwood home
Two men have been jailed after breaking into the home of a 79-year-old partially deaf and blind woman.
Brother of convicted murderer also now wanted for breaching prison release conditions
The brother of a convicted murderer wanted by police for breaching his release licence has also gone on the run.Steven Soal was serving a two-year eight-month prison sentence for arson after being…
Convicted murderer wanted for breach of licence conditions
A convicted murderer is wanted by police after he was recalled to prison for breaching the terms of his releas licence.
Blackwood rail cable thief jailed for 18 months
A Blackwood man who stole 300 metres of cable from the railway, causing severe disruption between Cardiff and Rhymney, has been jailed for 18 months.Paul Henry Jones, aged 52, of Beech Avenue,…
Ystrad Mynach recycling firm fined £112,000 after worker crushed to death
An Ystrad Mynach recycling firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a yard foreman was crushed to death.Norman Mayne, 56 and from Newport, died after he became…
Rogue trader jailed after conning blind Nelson pensioner
A rogue trader who drove a blind pensioner to a bank to pay for work that didn’t need doing has been jailed for 14 months.Cornelius Jones, of Pontypool based C. Jones and…
Cardiff company fined £110,000 after Risca man loses leg in accident
A Cardiff-based cargo company has been fined £110,000 after a lorry driver had part of his leg amputated after being struck by a reversing forklift truck.Robert Deverell, 54, from Risca, was at…