Newport Magistrates' Court News Archives

Grit lorry driver sentenced after injuring 13-year-old boy

A grit lorry driver who left a 13-year-old boy with life-threatening injuries has been sentenced by magistrates.

A builder who destroyed three protected bat roosts while removing a cottage roof has been handed a 12-month conditional discharge.

Scott Price, 35, was arrested after footage showed a man gripping a swan by its neck and dragging it along a path.

Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm after physically attacking a 17-year-old in Rhymney.

Ashley Carol, 29, of Morrison Street, Blackwood appeared at Newport Magistrates Court on December 15.

Scott Price, 35, was arrested after footage showed a man gripping the swan and dragging it along the path.

A 35-year-old man has been charged after a video of a swan being dragged by its neck outside Caerphilly Castle went viral.

Liam Skym, of no fixed abode, Energlyn, appeared before Newport Magistrates’ Court on Friday October 27.

Five men, including four from Caerphilly County Borough, will appear before Newport Magistrate’s Court.

Julian Baker, 52, admitted deliberately exposing and damaging the Bronze Age monument believed to date back as far as 2500BC.