Cardiff Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 9 verdicts at Cardiff Magistrates' Court (Cardiff). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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

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