Newport (Iow) Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 17 verdicts at Newport (Iow) Crown Court (Newport, Newport). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Zayyan Khan

Engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour

August 1, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment and a restraining order indefinitely

Zayyan Khan, 25, of Cardiff, subjected his ex-partner to a prolonged campaign of physical and verbal abuse over several years while they were in a relationship and shared a child. Incidents included hitting her with a nitrous oxide canister in a car, strangling her to the point of unconsciousness, pushing her down stairs in September 2023 breaking her ribs, suffocating her by placing his hand over her mouth and pinching her nose while she was barricaded in a bathroom in June 2024, headbutting her on February 15, 2025, punching her twice in the face and once in the ribs on March 16, 2025, causing a severe wound to her forehead, and engaging in coercive control such as verbal aggression, financial control, threats involving social services, and breaking into her home. He also made threatening calls and left abusive letters.

Pleaded guilty to intentional suffocation, two counts of assault by beating, and engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour. Has six previous convictions for public order offences, driving matters, and drug offences. Judge noted that the defendant showed no remorse and represented an ongoing danger.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Jemma Lewis

Fraud by abuse of position

July 25, 2025

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Jemma Lewis, a 40-year-old accountant on a £200,000 salary, stole over £2.4 million from a group of companies owned by James Davies between 2018 and 2023. She abused her position by disguising fraudulent payments to herself as legitimate third-party transactions while working for companies such as Daisy Vale Limited, Charnwood Accounts, Edward Davies Construction, and Fastnet Properties Ltd. The theft funded her gambling addiction, with at least £1.4 million going to gambling companies, plus expenditures on crypto, holidays, and cruises. Her actions led to financial downturns, staff resignations, and impacts on company taxes and employee pensions.

Pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud by abuse of position. Suffered from a gambling addiction and used the stolen funds for gambling and other expenditures. Her actions had a ruinous effect on victims, including causing stress to staff and preventing access to pensions.

Sources: dailypost.co.uk

Tymon Turner

Causing death by careless driving

July 15, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 8 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 5 years

Tymon Turner, after spending the night drinking and taking drugs at a rave, drove a silver Ford Fiesta along the A4136 Staunton Road in Monmouth on 12 November 2023. Travelling downhill through bends at approximately 26mph, he failed to negotiate a right-hand bend, braked, and oversteered, causing the vehicle to lose control and roll onto its roof. This resulted in the death of his friend, Jac Walters, a 19-year-old backseat passenger from Ceredigion, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed limits for alcohol, ketamine, and MDMA, and to possession of a controlled drug (cocaine). The defendant expressed regret, remorse, grief, and guilt, and apologised to the victim's family.

Sources: cambrian-news.co.uk

Terrence Bunnett

Causing death by dangerous driving

December 28, 2024

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Terrence Bunnett, 84, was turning right at the junction of St Julian's Avenue and Caerleon Road in Newport on New Year's Day 2024 when he drove into the side of cyclist Martin Skinner, 61, trapping him under his Vauxhall Astra. Skinner died at the scene despite efforts to free him.

Failed to see a cyclist at a junction, causing a fatal collision. He was banned from driving for 2 years and must pass an extended test.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Ricky Perkins

Causing death by dangerous driving

December 28, 2024

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Ricky Perkins, 32, was driving eastbound on the A4063 Aberkenfig bypass at 89mph on January 20, 2021, when his vehicle aquaplaned due to heavy surface water, striking and killing 49-year-old pedestrian Byron Jeanes who was waiting in a lay-by.

Travelling at 89mph in a 50mph zone in poor weather, causing a fatal crash. He was disqualified from driving for 5 years and 6 months.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Roger Jones

Causing death by dangerous driving

December 28, 2024

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months

Roger Jones, 60, was moving his Mitsubishi Outlander on the forecourt of Brooklands Garage in Nelson, Caerphilly on April 19, 2023, when he reversed at speed and struck 64-year-old Sandra Diplock, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and died on August 31, 2023, after her condition deteriorated.

Failed to see a pedestrian while reversing on a garage forecourt. He was ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 15 months.

Sources: walesonline.co.uk

Steven Jones

Possession of a kitchen knife in public

July 15, 2024

Sentence: six months imprisonment

Steven Jones was caught carrying a kitchen knife in a McDonald’s in Blackwood. The incident led to his arrest, and he pleaded guilty to the offence on July 15, 2024. He was of no fixed abode at the time and had a history of similar offences.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a kitchen knife in public. Has previous convictions for similar offences and was subject to a community order. Must pay £85 costs following release.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Tammy Hardwick

Shoplifting

July 9, 2024

Sentence: 6-month community order, 5 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £60 fine, and £85 costs

Stole perfume valued at £209.97 from TK Maxx in Cwmbran on June 23, and had a knife in the B&M car park in Cwmbran on the same date.

Graham Marshall

Failing to stop at a red light

July 9, 2024

Sentence: £138 fine, £85 costs, £54 surcharge, and three points on driving licence

Ran a red light while driving a Vauxhall Corsa on the Southern Distributor Road in Newport on December 15.

Barrie Morgan

Racially aggravated harassment

July 9, 2024

Sentence: £270 fine, £400 costs, and £108 surcharge

Engaged in racially aggravated harassment in Abertillery on November 22 with intent to cause alarm or distress.

Kieran Mckenzie

Assault by beating of an emergency worker

July 9, 2024

Sentence: Six weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and £100 compensation to each of two officers

Kieran Mckenzie assaulted two police officers in Newport on February 3, 2024, and used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour against one officer on February 4, 2024, with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Matthew Jenkins

Possession of a knife

July 9, 2024

Sentence: Six months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, 150 hours of unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, £650 in costs, and £154 surcharge

Matthew Jenkins was accused of having a three-inch blade in Newport on October 16, 2023. He denied the charge but was found guilty on June 11, 2024, and sentenced on July 9, 2024.

Matthew Johns

Speeding

July 9, 2024

Sentence: £60 fine, £650 in costs, £24 surcharge, and three points on driving licence

Matthew Johns was driving a Peugeot Partner at 36mph on the B4245 in Caldicot on June 22, 2024, exceeding the speed limit, and was caught by a manned speed camera.

Mohialdin Alrehead

Failing to provide driver information

July 9, 2024

Sentence: £540 fine, £400 in costs, £216 surcharge, and six penalty points

Mohialdin Alrehead failed to give information to police on December 5, 2023, relating to the identification of the driver of a Toyota Prius suspected of committing a driving offence.

Dylan Sussex

Possession of cocaine

June 10, 2024

Sentence: £160 fine, £85 costs, and £32 surcharge

Attempted to damage a woman’s car on June 2 and was found in possession of cocaine on June 8.

Wesley Davies

Causing grievous bodily harm

May 1, 2023

Sentence: 13 months imprisonment

Wesley Davies punched Kevin Randall, a consultant emergency nurse, outside an Esso petrol station on Newport Road in Cardiff on July 31, 2021, following an argument over a taxi. The victim was knocked unconscious, sustaining a deep wound to the back of his head that required 21 surgical staples to close. He suffered ongoing memory loss, psychological harm, missed work for four weeks, and had to cancel a family holiday. The assault was captured on CCTV and had significant consequences for the victim.

Pled guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. The defendant has a history of violence with 83 previous convictions for 164 offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of a machete in public. Judge Recorder David Warner described the offence as cowardly and unpleasant, noting the defendant's problems with alcohol and efforts to become sober.

Sources: southwalesargus.co.uk

Joshua Soal

Burglary

October 1, 2019

Sentence: 9 years imprisonment

Joshua Soal, a 30-year-old from Crosskeys, was sentenced for burglary offenses after being convicted earlier. He had been released from prison recently but is now wanted back behind bars for violating his release terms.

Was handed the sentence in October 2019 and has been released from prison, with Gwent Police now seeking him for breaching conditions.

Sources: caerphilly.observer

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