Cardiff Crown Court Sentencing Results

Mark Jones was already subject to a sexual harm prevention order following a 2020 suspended sentence for possessing indecent images of children. Between April and June 2026 he breached the order eight times. On 22 April an officer found him agitated while doing up his jeans and belt; records showed a prohibited search had been made on one of his devices 24 minutes earlier, with browsing history revealing pornographic websites accessed through VPNs and private browsers, and porn sites and live video chats still open on his phone while the VPN was running. Officers also found an undisclosed handset he claimed a friend had given him; he had used it to access a Gmail account and tried to recover his Facebook account. After being arrested and released on bail he breached the order three further times. His defence said none of the seized devices held indecent images and that he had struggled with mental health and isolation.

Holden threatened a neighbour with an axe on May 8, telling her he would slice her throat and kill her. Two days later, on May 10, he set fire to his council house using a naked flame applied to paper or cardboard, causing £5,000 of damage. He was detained under the Mental Health Act twice during the incident. He had 21 previous convictions, including battery and assaulting a police constable.

John Price, a 49-year-old former care assistant from Cardiff, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children and three counts of distributing them. He engaged in online chats with two undercover officers, described himself as having no sexual limitations, expressed a preference for young children, and sent indecent images of children. Officers arrested him at his home on 6 June; he appeared to throw and hide his Samsung phone, which was seized. Examination found 467 category A images, 327 category B images, 406 category C images and 18 extreme pornographic images. The youngest child shown in the category A material was aged between 12 and 24 months. In total he distributed 22 category A images, five category B images and eight category C images.

Royston Vincent was visited by police at his Pontypridd home on 20 May the previous year. Electronic devices were seized and found to contain 176 category A, 23 category B and 80 category C indecent images of children, as well as four extreme pornographic images. The images involved children as young as three being subjected to penetrative sexual activity, and the extreme images depicted women involved in sexual activity with animals. Chat logs showed him engaging with other paedophiles about swapping images and stating he was interested in children aged between 0 and 12.

Jake Fernandes was involved in a collision on Amroth Road shortly after 8.30pm on August 11, when a high-powered Sur-Ron electric off-road bike struck an on-duty police officer carrying out a plain-clothes patrol as part of an operation into illegal and anti-social e-bike use. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving without insurance or a licence, possession of cannabis with intent to supply and cultivating cannabis.

Gavin Bennett, 45, sent inappropriate messages to a child he believed to be under 16. On 22 October 2025, he ran into the sea off Porthcawl at night to evade arrest and was pulled from the water by police. The sentence also covered two counts of sexually assaulting a victim in a separate incident spanning two years.

Daniel Kiddier was convicted of 12 counts of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The domestic abuse offences had a significant physical, mental, and emotional impact on the victim, who reported the incidents and saw the case through the judicial process.

On 16 August 2025, Robert Lloyd spent about 40 minutes drinking with the victim outside the victim's home. After the victim realised his vape was missing and asked Lloyd whether he had taken it, Lloyd returned about an hour later armed with a knife. He launched himself at the victim and stabbed him repeatedly in the neck, abdomen and collarbone in a frenzy, causing a punctured lung and multiple wounds; the victim saw blood spurting from his neck. Lloyd was also dealt with for an attempted robbery on 28 May 2025 in which he demanded money from another man, produced a screwdriver, and then slashed the tyres of his van.

Phillips's bank account was used to process and move criminal funds generated by drug dealing within the prison estate.

Graham's bank account was used to process and move criminal funds generated by drug dealing within the prison estate. Her sentence was suspended for two years.

Jones opened a bank account in her name that was used to facilitate payments to and from accounts linked to prisoners within the prison estate. Between 9 September 2023 and 28 March 2024, a total of £21,045 was paid into the account.

Callum Dare used the dark web to encourage swatting incidents in Wales and the USA, then boasted about them. A hoax call to the Los Angeles Police Department claimed there were bombs under chairs at the University of California, leading to an evacuation. A further false call concerning a Cardiff hotel claimed there were nail bombs and hostages, causing police to close the area. When arrested, his electronic devices contained files relating to a sophisticated phishing fraud designed to obtain personal or payment details of dark web users.

Laura John was convicted of assisting an offender by aiding a co-defendant to leave the area following a fatal shooting at a house in Talbot Green on 9 March 2025.

Donna James was convicted of assisting an offender by aiding a co-defendant to leave the area following a fatal shooting at a house in Talbot Green on 9 March 2025.

The defendant took part in the large-scale public disorder in Ely, Cardiff on 22 May 2023. The riot involved at least 12 people acting together using or threatening unlawful violence, causing widespread damage to homes, vehicles and property and injuring 31 police officers. The prosecution relied on drone footage, social media and police body-worn video to prove the defendant's role.

The defendant took part in the large-scale public disorder in Ely, Cardiff on 22 May 2023. The riot involved at least 12 people acting together using or threatening unlawful violence, causing widespread damage to homes, vehicles and property and injuring 31 police officers. The prosecution relied on drone footage, social media and police body-worn video to prove the defendant's role.

Lynda Cooper ran an unlicensed dog breeding operation from her Pontypool home. Concerns were raised in July 2024, and after a warrant was obtained, officers attended the property in August 2024. They found 41 dogs and two litters of puppies living in unsuitable conditions. Veterinary assessments found the puppies were malnourished and other dogs had medical conditions including advanced dental disease and chronic ear infections. The animals were removed, treated and later rehomed.

The defendant took part in the large-scale public disorder in Ely, Cardiff on 22 May 2023. The riot involved at least 12 people acting together using or threatening unlawful violence, causing widespread damage to homes, vehicles and property and injuring 31 police officers. The prosecution relied on drone footage, social media and police body-worn video to prove the defendant's role.

The defendant took part in the large-scale public disorder in Ely, Cardiff on 22 May 2023. The riot involved at least 12 people acting together using or threatening unlawful violence, causing widespread damage to homes, vehicles and property and injuring 31 police officers. The prosecution relied on drone footage, social media and police body-worn video to prove the defendant's role.

The defendant took part in the large-scale public disorder in Ely, Cardiff on 22 May 2023. The riot involved at least 12 people acting together using or threatening unlawful violence, causing widespread damage to homes, vehicles and property and injuring 31 police officers. The prosecution relied on drone footage, social media and police body-worn video to prove the defendant's role.

The defendant took part in the large-scale public disorder in Ely, Cardiff on 22 May 2023. The riot involved at least 12 people acting together using or threatening unlawful violence, causing widespread damage to homes, vehicles and property and injuring 31 police officers. The prosecution relied on drone footage, social media and police body-worn video to prove the defendant's role.

Zayne Farrugia, 26, from Caerau, joined the front line of the confrontation during the Ely riot following the deaths of the two teenage victims in May 2023. He threw a number of missiles at police during the disorder.

James Chappell, 31, from Barry, was involved in the Ely riot in May 2023 following the deaths of two teenagers, taking part in the disorder where missiles were thrown and vehicles set on fire.

Jamie Bateman, 27, from Caerau, was involved in the Ely riot in May 2023 following the deaths of two teenagers. He threw missiles and encouraged others to use broken paving slabs during the disorder.

Jamie Jones, 25, from Llanrumney, joined in the Ely riot in May 2023 following the deaths of two teenagers, engaging in serious disorder where police were attacked and vehicles set alight.

Jasmine Smith, 21, from Heath, participated in the Ely riot in May 2023 following the deaths of two teenagers. She was a teenager at the time of the disorder.

Jayden Westcott, 21, from Ely, participated in the Ely riot in May 2023 after the deaths of the two victims, during which police were pelted with missiles.

The defendant took part in the large-scale public disorder in Ely, Cardiff on 22 May 2023. The riot involved at least 12 people acting together using or threatening unlawful violence, causing widespread damage to homes, vehicles and property and injuring 31 police officers. The prosecution relied on drone footage, social media and police body-worn video to prove the defendant's role.

Jumana Fouad, 19, from Ely, was involved in the Ely riot in May 2023 after the deaths of the victims. She was a teenager at the time of the disorder.

Jordan Webster, 30, from Ely, participated in the Ely riot in May 2023 after the deaths of two teenagers. He threw stones and helped move debris into the road as officers tried to bring the disorder under control.

Liam Williams, 21, from Rumney, took part in the Ely riot in May 2023 after the deaths of the two victims. He brought fuel and aerosol cans to the scene, which were later used by others to feed a fire.