Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 24 verdicts at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court (Merthyr Tydfil). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Christopher Burden

Rape

May 28, 2025

Sentence: 17 years imprisonment

Christopher Burden, 35, of Heol Maes Eirwg, Trowbridge, Cardiff, raped a boy and sexually assaulted a child on multiple occasions. The offences came to light after the victims came forward and testified against him in court.

Found guilty after a trial. Victims testified in court. Police commended the victims' courage and noted the traumatic impact on all involved.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Benjamin Sergeant

Breach of restraining order

May 24, 2025

Sentence: Imprisonment

Benjamin Sergeant, 53, ordered a fridge freezer to be delivered to a woman's home, which violated his restraining order, leading to his imprisonment.

Evan Sawdon

Drug dealing

May 24, 2025

Sentence: To pay £57,000

Evan Sawdon, 26, sold cocaine with a baby present in his car and was caught with significant cash and drugs, resulting in a court-ordered payment.

Found in possession of £22,000 in cash and 87g of cocaine while a baby was in his car.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Gavin Morgan

Possession of illegal items

May 24, 2025

Sentence: Imprisonment

Gavin Morgan had illegal items concealed in his recycling bags, which were uncovered during a police raid on Valentine's Day, leading to his imprisonment.

David Parry

Using a False Instrument

May 19, 2025

Sentence: Fined £2,590 and ordered to pay £16,780, with 3 months imprisonment in default

David Parry, 52, operated a farm in Parc y Deri, Monmouthshire, where he sold eggs that had not been tested for salmonella as required. He forged certificates to falsely indicate that the eggs had undergone necessary testing, enabling him to sell them at Class A prices and make approximately £20,000 illegally. The fraud was discovered in 2021 during a routine inspection when discrepancies in the documents, such as inconsistent fonts and dates, raised suspicions. Investigators confirmed the certificates were false, and Parry admitted to creating them with the help of an unnamed friend due to panic over non-compliance.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to comply with provisions in schedule three of Eggs and Chicks (Wales) Regulations 2010, and three counts of using a false instrument. Previously of good character, experiencing financial difficulties and mental health issues due to divorce proceedings, and no longer involved in the egg industry.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Calum Samuel

Supply of cocaine

May 11, 2025

Sentence: 5 years and 6 months imprisonment

Calum Samuel was involved in supplying approximately 1,982g of cocaine between November and December 2024, following his release from prison where he met his co-defendant. He communicated via messages to offer and negotiate sales, including offering half a kilogram for £14,000, and was seen in videos rapping with banknotes and handling cocaine. His involvement was uncovered through phone analysis after an incident where his associate stabbed someone during a drug-related meeting.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine. Has nine previous convictions, including five drug-related offences. Judge Vanessa Francis noted that drug dealing brings misery to many and highlighted the large amount of Class A drugs involved.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Jamie Thomas

Possession with intent to supply class B drugs

May 1, 2025

Sentence: 8 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement, and £150 costs

Jamie Thomas, 48, was spotted exchanging packages with individuals outside Sports Direct in Caerphilly on April 1, 2025. He was searched and found in possession of 104g of cannabis in snap bags. A subsequent search of his home in Bargoed revealed additional cannabis, drug paraphernalia including six weighing scales and zip lock bags, as well as a machete with a 2.1-foot blade. He claimed the cannabis was for personal use and the machete was for decoration.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class B drugs and possession of an offensive weapon. Has seven previous convictions including battery, obtaining property by deception, and making indecent images of children. Judge Jeremy Jenkins commented that it was a substantial and rewarding enterprise, emphasising the illegality of cannabis-related activities.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Jack Hitchings

Assault by beating and perverting the course of justice

April 10, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, 150 hours unpaid work, and 20 day rehabilitation activity requirement

Jack Hitchings engaged in an argument with his partner after she returned home, during which he bit her on the arm. He then pushed her friend to the floor, causing her to hit her head. Prior to this, he had requested and received a £220 bank transfer from his partner via text while she was out wine tasting. Weeks later, he contacted the friend, apologised, and offered her £500 to withdraw her complaint to the police, though she had not yet formally complained at that point.

Found guilty after a trial; has six previous convictions; maintains denials; difficult background including mental health issues, early departure from school, and the death of his father.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Rhys Lewis

Assault by beating

April 8, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment suspended for two years, 16 days of an accredited programme, 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement, 100 hours unpaid work, 90-day alcohol abstinence requirement, and £1,600 compensation

Rhys Lewis, 36, of Primrose Hill, Twynrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, turned up at his ex-partner's home on February 4, 2024, and attempted to kick her door down. He returned and threw a paving stone through her window, causing £1,600 in damage. He later entered a friend's kitchen where the victim was staying, pushed her to the floor during a scuffle, and sent threatening messages, including threats to drive off a bridge with her in the boot and to drive a petrol-soaked car into her mother's home, endangering her and her family. The victim reported living in fear, affecting her daily life and safety.

Pled guilty to sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety, damaging property, threatening to damage property, and assault by beating. Has previous convictions including attempted murder. Defence noted remorse and impact on victim.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Daniel Hale

Assault

April 2, 2025

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment and a two-year restraining order

Daniel Hale assaulted his partner after they had been drinking at a pub on February 8. He accused her of taking cocaine, drove her back to her home in Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, stripped her naked, bit her on the chin and cheek, suffocated her by covering her mouth and nose, pinned her down, and dragged her around the house. She escaped partially dressed to a neighbour's house while being pursued, and he caused criminal damage by punching a wall.

Pleaded guilty to intentional suffocation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and criminal damage. Has 12 previous convictions. Judge Vanessa Francis described the incident as extremely serious and out of character.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Jason Monks

Breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order

April 1, 2025

Sentence: 36 weeks imprisonment

Jason Monks, 43, of Caldicot, repeatedly called 999 emergency services on December 20 and 21, 2024, despite a Criminal Behaviour Order that prohibited such calls except in life-threatening situations. He sounded intoxicated during the calls, threatened to harm himself due to PTSD and loneliness, used abusive language towards operators and police officers, including sexual remarks and threats. Officers found a knife in his home during one visit, and he was arrested for breaching the order.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order. Has previous convictions including malicious communications. Issues with alcohol and mental health were cited in mitigation. The Criminal Behaviour Order was extended until October.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Liam Winstone

Intentional strangulation

March 31, 2025

Sentence: 27 months imprisonment and a 5-year restraining order

Liam Winstone strangled his fiancée during a family holiday in Majorca on July 12, 2024, after an argument over a forgotten lighter. While she held their baby son, he gripped her throat tightly, causing her to fear for her life, experience dizziness, and require hospital treatment for pain, swelling, and discomfort. The incident escalated from a verbal dispute, and she reported it to Spanish police, leading to his arrest upon returning to the UK.

Pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation. Has previous convictions for battery, breach of community order, and criminal damage. Judge commented that attacking a woman is a serious offence warranting immediate custody.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Jonathan Hayton

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs

March 28, 2025

Sentence: 5 years and 7 months imprisonment

Jonathan Hayton, 45, was found in possession of more than £1,000 worth of crack cocaine, £2,215 in cash, weighing scales, empty grip seal bags, and a phone containing a 'tick list' and messages linked to supplying crack cocaine during a police raid at his partner's home in Aberdare on December 18, 2024. He was arrested, and further evidence confirmed his involvement in drug dealing.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs, being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, and possession of criminal property. He has 16 previous convictions. In mitigation, he resumed drug taking after his former partner's abortion and dealt drugs to support his habit.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Liam Lewis

Attempting sexual communication with a child and arranging child sex offence

March 28, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Liam Lewis, 31, of Ferndale, engaged in online conversations with a decoy posing as a child under 13. He offered to supply the decoy with crack cocaine, sent sexual videos, and arranged to meet for the purpose of sexually abusing and raping the child. He was identified and arrested by Tarian, the regional organised crime unit for south Wales, at an address in Porth, where he was subsequently remanded into custody.

Convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to arrange or facilitate a child sex offence involving rape or assault by penetration of a child under 13. Also made subject to a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and required to register as a sex offender indefinitely.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Sean Mccarthy

Section 20 Wounding and Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

March 19, 2025

Sentence: 27 months imprisonment and a 10-year restraining order

Sean McCarthy attacked Andrew Jones in Merthyr Tydfil on March 20, 2024, after an altercation where he pulled a six-inch roofing screw from his jacket and stabbed Jones in the face, punched him twice, and headbutted him four times to the nose. Jones suffered cuts, puncture wounds, grazes, and tenderness. While on bail, McCarthy assaulted Anthony Williams on February 8, 2025, in Wheatsheaf Lane, Merthyr Tydfil, by kicking and stamping on his head during a struggle, as captured on CCTV.

Pleaded guilty to section 20 wounding and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Has 49 previous convictions, including offences against the person. In mitigation, the defendant expressed genuine remorse, was under the influence of illicit substances, suffered from a loss of temper due to drug abuse originating from childhood physical abuse, and has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Craig Griffiths

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

March 19, 2025

Sentence: 17 months imprisonment and a five-year restraining order

Craig Griffiths contacted his ex-partner while homeless and initially stayed at her house without incident. After drinking, he falsely accused her of texting her ex-partner, stood over her, and punched her in the face multiple times. He laughed during the assault, smashed her phone, and continued to hit her while she was on the phone to the police, telling her no one would believe her. He left before police arrived but sent threatening messages afterward. The victim sustained injuries including to her cheek, the back of her head, eyelid, and mouth, and reported long-lasting mental impacts.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage. Has five previous convictions for offences including battery and criminal damage. His behaviour was linked to alcohol issues, and he has been working to address them while in prison.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Lewis Morris

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

April 14, 2024

Sentence: Three years and four months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for three years

Lewis Morris was driving a grey Audi A3 on Merthyr Road, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil on March 17, 2024, when he swerved onto the wrong side of the road, mounted the pavement, and struck two pedestrians, flinging them into the air. One victim suffered a bleed on both lungs and a broken leg, while the other was also injured. Morris fled the scene, and the vehicle was later found with significant damage, including a smashed windscreen and damaged wing mirror.

Rebecca Sutton

Perverting the course of public justice

April 14, 2024

Sentence: Six months imprisonment

Rebecca Sutton's offence involved perverting the course of public justice in connection with the incident on March 17, 2024, in Merthyr Tydfil, though specific details of her actions are not provided in the text.

Marc Andrew Wilson

Assault

February 22, 2024

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment

Marc Andrew Wilson, while intoxicated, assaulted doorwoman Alison Williams by punching her in the face at Llandrindod Wells’ Log Cabin on January 18, 2024, leading to his ejection from the premises. He then attacked PCs Warren Patton and Lucy Dinwoodie at his ex-partner’s address, despite a restraining order issued in October 2023 that prohibited contact. This occurred while he was under a suspended sentence from November 2023 for a previous breach.

Pleaded guilty to three assaults and breaching a restraining order. Has a history of drug and alcohol addiction, ADHD, depression, and anxiety. Judge noted his worrying antecedent history and stated that only an immediate period of imprisonment was commensurate.

Sources: countytimes.co.uk

Keiron Dixon

Burglary

December 3, 2023

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months (14 months for burglary and 4 months for aggravated vehicle taking), alcohol monitoring tag for 120 days, disqualified from driving for 12 months, 20 rehabilitation requirement days, and a 3-month curfew

Keiron Dixon and Daniel Charnock stole a Skoda Superb from John and Emma Thomas's home in Yew Tree Close, Crossgates, near Llandrindod Wells on November 11, 2023, while the family was asleep. They had been given jobs by the couple but betrayed their trust by taking the car keys and driving the vehicle, later crashing it in Manchester while in a drunken state. They were caught on neighbours' CCTV footage.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and aggravated vehicle taking. Came from a troubled background involving cocaine use and fled to Powys for work. Expressed deep remorse and has returned to a stable lifestyle.

Sources: countytimes.co.uk

Daniel Charnock

Burglary

December 3, 2023

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months (14 months for burglary and 4 months for aggravated vehicle taking), 12 months of mental health treatment, disqualified from driving for 12 months, 20 rehabilitation requirement days, and a 3-month curfew

Daniel Charnock and Keiron Dixon stole a Skoda Superb from John and Emma Thomas's home in Yew Tree Close, Crossgates, near Llandrindod Wells on November 11, 2023, while the family was asleep. They had been given jobs by the couple but betrayed their trust by taking the car keys and driving the vehicle, later crashing it in Manchester while in a drunken state. They were caught on neighbours' CCTV footage.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and aggravated vehicle taking. His first offence, stemming from a traumatic childhood including the death of his mother at age four and a father who is a career criminal. Expressed unreserved apologies and concern about repeating his father's path.

Sources: countytimes.co.uk

Stuart Barratt

Sexual offences

October 6, 2023

Sentence: 32 months imprisonment

Stuart Barratt, aged 28-29 at the time, initiated and maintained a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl in Radnorshire during 2020. He manipulated and threatened to expose her, warning she would lose family and friends. One incident involved the victim being heavily intoxicated and blacking out, after which he had sex with her. Further encounters occurred while she was still a teenager. The matter was reported to police in August 2020, and he surrendered himself.

Pleaded guilty to the charges. Was suffering from depression and using cocaine and ketamine at the time. Expressed genuine remorse. Judge described his actions as taking advantage of a child and pressuring her as cruel and nasty.

Sources: countytimes.co.uk

Patrick Joseph Mcfetridge

Burglary

October 6, 2023

Sentence: 14 weeks imprisonment

Patrick Joseph McFetridge, after his relationship ended on June 13, went to the Commodore Hotel where his ex-girlfriend's brother worked, waved a house brick, and threatened to harm him by summoning London contacts. He then broke into her apartment at Montpellier Court on June 14, stealing Balenciaga and Nike trainers, silver jewellery including a Pandora ring, a cluster ring, and hooped earrings, and caused criminal damage to the property.

Pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour, burglary, and theft. Has 37 previous convictions, which aggravated the offences. Judge Lucy Crowther noted that due to time served on remand, he would be released immediately.

Sources: countytimes.co.uk

Jonathan Corrington

Assault on emergency workers

March 16, 2023

Sentence: 20 months imprisonment

Jonathan Corrington assaulted a female at Ystradgynlais Bus Station on May 19, leading to assaults on nine police officers at the scene, Morriston Hospital, and Brecon Police Station, where he punched, bit, and spat at them. He also assaulted an NHS security guard. Additionally, he committed three more assaults on police officers in July 2022 after going on the run.

Pleaded guilty to 12 charges of assaulting emergency workers. Judge described the incidents as 'disgraceful' and noted the defendant acted in an 'uncontrolled and very violent way'. Mental health issues and a complicated upbringing were mentioned.

Sources: countytimes.co.uk

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