Cardiff Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 14 verdicts at Cardiff Magistrates' Court (Cardiff). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Lukayan Property Rentals Ltd

Breach of Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations 2007

December 2, 2025

Sentence: £36,000 fine, £3,000 costs, £2,000 victim surcharge

Lukayan Property Rentals Ltd, the letting agent for 85 Tudor Street in Riverside, Cardiff, was sentenced for managing a property in poor repair with cockroach infestation. Inspectors visited in March 2024 and found hazards including defective fire alarm, incomplete fire doors, unsafe escape routes, inadequate kitchen facilities, penetrating damp, defective windows, poor electrical installations, and unprotected gas and electricity meters.

Convicted in absentia of 12 offences. Breached the Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations 2007. Previously prosecuted in March 2025 for similar offences at another property in Cardiff and fined £27,000.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Mohammed Ahad Ali

Breach of Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations 2007

December 2, 2025

Sentence: £5,400 fine, £750 costs, £2,000 victim surcharge

Mohammed Ahad Ali, freeholder of 85 Tudor Street in Riverside, Cardiff, was sentenced for managing a property in poor repair with cockroach infestation. Inspectors visited in March 2024 and found hazards including defective fire alarm, incomplete fire doors, unsafe escape routes, inadequate kitchen facilities, penetrating damp, defective windows, poor electrical installations, and unprotected gas and electricity meters.

Pleaded guilty to six offences. Breached the Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations 2007.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Christopher Storer

Shoplifting

November 15, 2025

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment

Christopher Storer raided a Boots shop in Llanrumney, Cardiff, 10 times in one week in October 2025, stealing toiletries worth more than £1,100. He had a previous conviction in March 2025 for dozens of shoplifting incidents across the city.

Discount for guilty plea. Banned from entering any Boots chemist or One Stop shop in Cardiff, as well as the Spar store on Abergele Road, under a community protection notice.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Jason Evans

Public order offence

September 26, 2025

Sentence: £40 fine

Jason Evans made a profane comment about PCSO Keith Cooper, calling him a 'horrible c***', while walking in Queen Street, Cardiff, on July 24. This occurred in a public area with members of the public, including small children, and was deemed offensive, alarming, and distressing by the officer.

Pleaded guilty to a public order offence. Had 52 previous offences, with the last court appearance in 2021. The fine was reduced from £60 due to the time since his previous conviction, and additional costs of £85 and a £16 victim services surcharge were imposed.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Corey Chugg

Causing Actual Bodily Harm and Assault

July 5, 2025

Sentence: 80 hours of unpaid work, £200 in prosecution costs, £75 in compensation to the victim, £50 in compensation to PC Evans, and a £114 victim services surcharge

Corey Chugg intervened in a road rage incident after his pregnant partner was aggressively confronted by occupants of a van. He climbed into the van and repeatedly punched the passenger, Samuel Turato, causing bumps on his head and a cut to his ear. He then assaulted a female police officer, PC Evans, by brushing off her hand when she tried to intervene. The incident occurred on August 28, 2024, outside Cardiff Central police station in Cathays Park.

Admitted to causing actual bodily harm. Found guilty of assaulting a police officer. Judge noted he was angry and used reckless force. Has previous convictions for actual bodily harm in 2017 and battery in 2013.

Sources: dailypost.co.uk

Layla Ahmed

Racially-aggravated harassment

July 1, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine, £50 compensation, £85 costs, and £48 victim services surcharge

Layla Ahmed attended the University Hospital of Wales on December 8, 2024, with her sister who was experiencing seizures. Frustrated with hospital staff, she became aggressive and directed racially abusive language at a security guard, calling him a 'f***ing Welsh c***' and initially denying it was racist. She was later arrested and admitted the offense.

Pleaded guilty to racially-aggravated harassment. Expressed remorse and frustration due to her sister's medical emergency. First offense, with the judge noting the language included a racial element directed at a security guard performing his duties.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Gareth Gates

Speeding

November 1, 2024

Sentence: 6 months driving disqualification

Gareth Gates was caught driving at 62mph in a 50mph zone on the M4 motorway in South Wales.

Judge Murphy noted he had gathered nine points from three separate speeding offences.

Sources: scottishdailyexpress.co.uk

Gareth Silcocks

Drug-driving

July 15, 2024

Sentence: Disqualified from driving for 12 months, £465 fine, £85 costs, and £186 surcharge

Gareth Silcocks was driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse on Hood Road in Barry on December 18, with 3.5 micrograms of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms per litre, and was found to be uninsured at the time.

Daniel Drury

Drug-driving

July 15, 2024

Sentence: Six-month community order, banned from driving for three years, six-month curfew between 8pm and 6am, and £85 costs

Daniel Drury was caught speeding at 72mph in a 50mph average speed limit on the westbound M4 at Newport between junctions 27 and 28 in a Citroen C4 on December 8. He was later caught drug-driving in a Renault Clio on Tyn-Y-Parc Road in the Whitchurch area of Cardiff on December 11, with 212 micrograms of benzoylecgonine per litre of blood, exceeding the legal limit of 50 micrograms per litre.

Admitted offences of drug-driving and speeding. Prior incident details were considered.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Nathan Edwards

Using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour

July 10, 2024

Sentence: Six weeks imprisonment

Nathan Edwards used threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour towards a man in Cardiff on May 18, with the intention of causing fear or provoking unlawful violence, and this took place in a hospital setting.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. The court noted the seriousness due to it occurring in a hospital, justifying a custodial sentence.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Ryan Robinson

Shoplifting

May 1, 2024

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment for shoplifting offences plus 3 months activated from a suspended sentence

Ryan Robinson, 51, of Heol Calfin in Swansea, conducted multiple shoplifting incidents, stealing alcohol and other items worth thousands of pounds from Tesco stores in Pembroke Dock and Aberystwyth, and from Boots in Bridgend. The thefts were captured on CCTV and involved loading trolleys with items before leaving without payment.

Pleaded guilty to one charge and was found guilty in absence of three others. The sentence includes activation of a previously imposed suspended sentence.

Sources: westerntelegraph.co.uk

Elizabeth Joyce

Theft

March 14, 2024

Sentence: Fined £110 and ordered to pay £1,111 in compensation, costs, and a surcharge

Elizabeth Joyce, 21, of Oak Street, Hemel Hempstead, stole two pairs of Chanel sunglasses worth £2,223 from John Lewis in Cardiff on September 22, 2022, in collaboration with Helen Cash.

Admitted to stealing two pairs of Chanel sunglasses worth £2,223 from John Lewis in Cardiff on September 22, 2022, jointly with Helen Cash.

Sources: watfordobserver.co.uk

Helen Cash

Theft

March 14, 2024

Sentence: Fined £120 and ordered to pay £1,111 in compensation, costs, and a surcharge

Helen Cash, 40, of Middleway, Watford, stole two pairs of Chanel sunglasses worth £2,223 from John Lewis in Cardiff on September 22, 2022, in collaboration with Elizabeth Joyce.

Admitted to stealing two pairs of Chanel sunglasses worth £2,223 from John Lewis in Cardiff on September 22, 2022, jointly with Elizabeth Joyce.

Sources: watfordobserver.co.uk

David Evans

Fishing without a rod licence

July 24, 2023

Sentence: Fined £440, plus £100 costs and £176 victim surcharge, totaling £716

On May 10, 2023, David Evans, 50, of Cysgod Y Coleg, Bala, was caught fishing on the Afon Tryweryn without a valid fishing rod licence during patrols by Natural Resources Wales enforcement officers. He admitted to the offence when questioned.

Found guilty in absence. A Natural Resources Wales spokesperson emphasised that fishing without a licence is a criminal offence and unfair to legal anglers.

Sources: northwaleschronicle.co.uk

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