Cardiff Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 66 verdicts at Cardiff Magistrates' Court (Cardiff). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2024 1 case

Elizabeth Joyce

Theft *

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.

14 Mar 2024

July 2023 1 case

David Evans

Fishing without a rod licence *

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.

24 Jul 2023

May 2023 2 cases

Vincent Enos

Persistently making use of public communication network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety *

Sentence

12-month community order, fined £338

Vincent Enos, a 54-year-old man from Barry, made more than 250 unnecessary and nuisance calls to emergency services over a 12-month period, sometimes claiming people were dead, unwell or being abused. When police and paramedics responded, no incidents were found. One call prompted an air ambulance response. The hoax calls cost the ambulance service £5,000 and tied up police call handlers for 28 hours, 2 minutes, and 15 seconds.

Found guilty of persistently making use of public communication network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety. Also ordered to pay victim surcharge of £114 and court costs of £85. Issued a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order prohibiting contact with emergency services except in genuine emergencies.

17 May 2023

Lauren Barnett

Assaulting an emergency worker *

Sentence

4 months imprisonment for assault on Rhys Morgan, 2 months imprisonment for assault on another ambulance worker suspended for 12 months, £100 compensation to each victim, £85 costs, 20 days rehabilitation activity

In January 2022, Lauren Barnett, a female patient, assaulted paramedic Rhys Morgan and a colleague while they were treating her for a medical emergency. In the ambulance, she punched Rhys, causing a needle stick injury. At the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, she threw herself off the bed, grabbed his wrist, and pushed him through a door, resulting in him falling and breaking his wrist, as well as exacerbating his pre-existing scoliosis.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.

2 May 2023

April 2023 1 case

Paul Giess

Drink driving *

Sentence

£786 fine and 12 months driving disqualification

On April 6, 2023, Detective Inspector Paul Giess purchased a bottle of wine and drank from it in his vehicle before attempting to drive six miles home. He was stopped by police on the A48 in Laleston, Bridgend, where a breath test showed he was over the drink drive limit. He was arrested and taken to Queens Road police station in Bridgend.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving. Found to have 41 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Later dismissed from South Wales Police for gross misconduct.

21 Apr 2023

July 2017 1 case

Shelley Bailey

Non-compliance with Rent Smart Wales regulations *

Sentence

Fined £3,580

Shelley Bailey, a buy-to-let investor from Wotton-Under-Edge in Gloucestershire, failed to comply with the Rent Smart Wales regulations requiring all private landlords with properties in Wales to register and self-managing landlords to undergo training and become licensed. She ignored attempts by Rent Smart Wales officers to contact her regarding her seven Cardiff properties. After failing to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice of £150 issued in April, she was prosecuted by Cardiff council.

Found guilty of 21 offences in her absence. Ordered to pay £457 costs. Prosecuted for failure to register seven Cardiff properties and complete training and licensing under Rent Smart Wales scheme. Issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice of £150 in April which was not paid.

17 Jul 2017

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Yvette Phillips

Offences under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 *

Sentence

Fined £4,600 for three offences, court costs of £671 and £170 victim surcharge

Yvette Phillips, trading as estate agent R Miles Scurlock of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, failed to submit a completed licence application or register her rental properties. She was issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice in June 2017 but failed to pay, submit a licence application or register the properties despite further reminders.

Trading as estate agent R Miles Scurlock of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Failed to submit a completed licence application or register her rental properties despite Fixed Penalty Notice in June 2017 and further reminders.

1 Jan 0001

Luke George Martin

Waste offences *

Sentence

12-month community order consisting of 100 hours unpaid work and ten days rehabilitation

Luke George Martin operated an illegal waste operation from a Cardiff industrial estate under the company name LGM Recycle Waste Removal. In May 2023, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to a waste fire at the site, which resulted in a large amount of contaminated fire water run-off entering the nearby Roath Brook. An investigation found he stored and sorted waste without an environmental permit. His actions led to the fire endangering lives and polluting the river. He was served a Section 59 Notice to remove the waste by 30 May 2023.

Pleaded guilty to two waste offences. Ordered to pay £3,000 costs and £114 victim surcharge.

1 Jan 0001

Damian Cross

Offences under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 *

Sentence

Fined £660 for two offences, court costs of £543 and £33 victim surcharge

Damian Cross of Rhodfa’r Gwagenni, Barry, was found guilty of failing to become licensed for letting and management activities for a property at Barry. He had registered the property but not applied for a licence, failed to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice, submit a licence application or appoint an agent.

Self-managing landlord of Rhodfa’r Gwagenni, Barry. Registered the property but failed to apply for a licence or appoint an agent, and failed to pay Fixed Penalty Notice.

1 Jan 0001

Franky Dymott

Breach of restraining order *

Sentence

29 weeks imprisonment

Franky Dymott, of Main Street, Barry, was given a restraining order on March 2 prohibiting him from making contact with a woman. Despite this, he contacted the victim by messages and phone calls on May 4, then attended her home in Cardiff the following day. He admitted two charges of breaching the restraining order.

Admitted two charges of breaching the restraining order. Breaches made worse by being subject to a suspended sentence order and a community order at the time. Described as having a “flagrant disregard for court orders.”

1 Jan 0001

Adrian Edros

Theft and breach of criminal behaviour order *

Sentence

40 weeks custody

Adrian Edros, of Holton Road, Barry, had been subject to a criminal behaviour order since December 2025 prohibiting him from entering Penarth town centre. Between mid-April and early May 2026, he breached the order on three occasions, each time committing theft: on 16 April he stole toiletries worth £50.71 from Pearns Pharmacy; on 2 May he stole meat worth £61.50 from Sainsbury’s; and on 7 May he stole meat worth £42 from the same Sainsbury’s. He was already subject to a suspended sentence order at the time.

Entered guilty pleas at the earliest opportunity. Offending carried out while subject to both a suspended sentence and a criminal behaviour order. Magistrates stated the offences were so serious that only a custodial sentence could be justified.

1 Jan 0001

Ian Hammond

offence under the Animal Welfare Act *

Sentence

3 months imprisonment, disqualified from keeping animals for 5 years

Ian Hammond, 33, of Partridge Road, Tonypandy, failed to provide a safe environment for three husky dogs (two adults and a puppy) found living in dire conditions at his home on March 19, 2023. The house was covered in rubbish, clothes, faeces, urine, and needles were present in the room where the dogs were kept. There was no food or water, and no access to a toilet. The dogs were severely underweight (adults body score 1/9, puppy 2/9), with faeces containing non-digestible items like crisp packets and plastic.

In mitigation, heard he was in the grip of a heroin addiction at the time but is now drug-free with the aid of a methadone script.

1 Jan 0001

Joseph Carver

Cocaine supply *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Joseph Carver, 41, from Crumlin, was transporting approximately 900 grams of cocaine when he collided with another car. Police recovered weighing scales, clear plastic bags, and a mobile phone at the scene. A subsequent search of his home uncovered tick lists, additional scales, a mobile phone, and over 400 grams of cannabis. Messages on his phones revealed he had supplied around 30 kilograms of cocaine over an 11-month period.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis, and possession of criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

Kane Cook

Assaulting an emergency worker *

Sentence

Fined £480, £400 costs, £100 compensation to each officer (total £1,080)

Kane Cook assaulted PC Patryk Juraszek in Barry and PC Joshua Rowlands in Cardiff on August 28, 2025.

29-year-old from Amherst Crescent, Barry. Convicted following a trial of two counts.

1 Jan 0001

Jeyaratnam Pathmastri

Food hygiene offences *

Sentence

Fined £490 plus £198 victim surcharge and £1,980 costs

Jeyaratnam Pathmastri, owner of Family Choice Mini Market in Ely, Cardiff, failed to address a rodent infestation despite warnings from April 2024. On 14 August 2024, inspectors found rat droppings and gnawed packaging, leading to a zero hygiene rating and voluntary closures. The shop reopened after cleaning and pest control.

Pleaded guilty to three food hygiene charges. Company also fined separately.

1 Jan 0001

Jihad Abass Subhan

Selling nicotine products to a minor *

Sentence

Fined £2,000, £800 victim surcharge, and £426 costs

Jihad Abass Subhan, owner of Corner Mini Market on Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, sold a vape to a 14-year-old child during a Trading Standards sting operation in April 2025. He had previously been warned by the Shared Regulatory Service in March 2025 after a similar failed test purchase, and a warning letter and guidance were issued. Despite this, he continued to sell age-restricted nicotine products. When officers entered the store after the test purchase, Subhan apologised, claiming he was distracted by a phone call, and could not explain basic age-check procedures such as Challenge 25.

Did not attend court; case proved in absence. Had received a prior warning in March 2025 for the same offence.

1 Jan 0001

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