Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 21 verdicts at Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court (Newport). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

May 2026 2 cases

Andrew Wyatt

Theft *

Sentence

44 weeks in prison

Andrew Wyatt targeted shops across the Caerphilly county borough over a six-week period. His stealing spree began on April 6 when he took coffee valued at £60 from B&M in Blackwood. Five days later he returned to the same store and walked out with Lego worth £200. On April 15, he targeted Aldi in Tir-y-Berth, stealing meat worth £488. The following day he took Pokémon cards valued at £143.64 from One Stop in Fleur-de-Lys, Blackwood, before stealing two pairs of glasses worth £480 from Julian & Davies Opticians in Blackwood on April 17. His final offence came on May 9, when he again hit B&M in Blackwood – this time taking washing tablets worth £160. The goods stolen across all six offences totalled more than £1,500.

Pleaded guilty to all charges. Offending put him in breach of a suspended sentence imposed in January for similar matters. Also ordered to pay compensation following release.

20 May 2026

Philip Drake

Indecent exposure *

Sentence

18-week custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months

Philip Drake, 38, of Darby Crescent, Ebbw Vale, committed an act of indecent exposure in Ebbw Vale on March 14. He also pleaded guilty to breaching a non-molestation order two months prior. Appearing before Newport Magistrates Court, he received an 18-week custodial sentence suspended for 18 months, along with unpaid work, programme attendance, drug rehabilitation, a restraining order and costs.

Pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and breaching a non-molestation order. Ordered to complete 160 hours unpaid work, attend 26 sessions of an accredited programme, 18-month drug rehabilitation requirement, two-year restraining order, and pay £85 costs. Placed on sex offenders register for seven years.

20 May 2026

April 2026 1 case

Ryan Price

Shoplifting *

Sentence

eight months in prison

Ryan Price, a 30-year-old man from Monmouth, committed 13 counts of shoplifting across the town, targeting local businesses. His chaotic lifestyle contributed to the offending.

Pleaded guilty to 13 counts of shoplifting. Handed a two-year criminal behaviour order prohibiting entry to five named businesses: Co-op, Rockfield Road Marks & Spencer, Monnow Street Overmonnow Garage, Cinderhill Street Iceland, Agincourt Square Waitrose.

20 Apr 2026

Date Not Specified 18 cases

Samuel Reardon

Shoplifting and threatening to kill *

Sentence

40 weeks imprisonment

Between April 1 and April 19, Reardon carried out thefts at two shops in Newport. He stole six boxes of protein bars valued at £219.60 from Sainsbury’s and perfume worth £140 from the Fragrance Shop. He also admitted to threatening to kill a member of staff during the same period.

Pleaded guilty to all three charges. Was already subject to a suspended prison sentence at the time of offending, breaching that earlier order. 37-year-old man of no fixed abode from Newport.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Mcloughlin

Communications Act 2003 offence *

Sentence

28 weeks imprisonment

Richard McLoughlin, of Caerleon Road, Newport, made a grossly offensive or indecent, obscene or menacing phone call to the police non-emergency 101 number on August 27, 2025. He also damaged a wing mirror worth £160 on November 27, 2025. He pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates Court to the Communications Act 2003 offence and criminal damage.

Pleaded guilty. Previously received a suspended prison sentence for an identical matter, which this offence breached. Also admitted criminal damage to a wing mirror worth £160.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Grovell

Failing to comply with Rent Smart Wales and operating unlicensed HMO *

Sentence

Fined £4,400 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs and £170 victim surcharge

Robert Grovell of Cwmbran operated a dangerous, unlicensed house in multiple occupation in Newport. An inspection in December uncovered serious problems with design, layout, and a blocked escape route with furniture, posing fire risks to tenants. He failed to apply for the necessary HMO licence from Newport council and was registered but not licensed under Rent Smart Wales despite carrying out management activities. Prosecuted under Section 7(5) of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 for non-compliance.

Pleaded guilty. First person in Wales prosecuted for failing to become licensed with Rent Smart Wales. Has since completed training and applied for licence.

1 Jan 0001

Alfred Brown

Failing to comply with sex offender register notification requirements *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Alfred Brown, a 42-year-old convicted sex offender from Corporation Road, Newport, failed to notify police of an address where he stayed for more than 12 hours in a household with a young girl, in breach of sex offender registration requirements. He had previously been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 2014 for rape and sexual activity with a child. The breach occurred on July 15 in Monmouthshire.

Pleaded guilty to failing to comply with sex offender register notification requirements. Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke criticised his failure to take responsibility and noted poor compliance history.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Morgan

Making indecent photographs of children *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

A paedophile from Blackwood, South Wales, was sentenced at Newport Magistrates' Court after being found in possession of vile child sex abuse images. Andrew Morgan, aged 40, of Woodland Road, Springfield, Pontllanfraith, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of children. The court heard that during a police raid on his home on an unspecified date, officers discovered 12 category A images—the most severe classification, depicting young victims being raped—as well as one category B image and one category C image. These offences were committed on 26 June, though the year was not specified in court proceedings. Morgan was jailed for eight months, but the sentence was suspended for two years. In addition to the suspended custodial term, he was ordered to complete a 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement and to register as a sex offender for 10 years. A sexual harm prevention order was imposed on him until 2035 to protect the public from further harm. He was also required to pay a £187 victim surcharge and £85 in costs.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of children. Required to complete 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement, register as a sex offender for 10 years, sexual harm prevention order until 2035, pay £187 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

1 Jan 0001

Callum Lewis

Dangerous riding *

Sentence

28 weeks at a young offender institution

Callum Lewis, of Marlborough Road, Newport, rode a Sur-Ron electric bike dangerously through Glebelands and Marlborough Road, Newport on 17 June 2025 while already subject to a suspended sentence for dangerous driving of a Ford EcoSport on 2 November 2024. He admitted the offence at Newport Magistrates Court.

Already serving operational period of suspended sentence for similar offence. Also disqualified from driving for 12 months (from release) and ordered to pay £85 costs. Pleaded guilty.

1 Jan 0001

Calum Edwards

Theft *

Sentence

18 weeks imprisonment

Calum Edwards, 35, of Fairoak Avenue, Newport, carried out 16 counts of theft from shops in Newport between February and April 2026, stealing goods worth more than £900 including chocolate, steaks, coffee, meat and washing products from Tesco, Spar and B&M. Specific incidents at Tesco: February 18 (£51 chocolate), March 15 (£48 chocolate), March 17 (£57.80 food and washing), March 31 (£100 chocolate and £100 washing), April 4 (£100 meat), April 5 (£150 chocolate and £31.50 steaks/washing), April 6 (£50 steaks), April 11 (£40 steaks), April 12 (£66 steaks), April 13 (£40 steaks), April 14 (steaks unknown value). Also from Spar: March 3 (£32.29 coffee/steaks), March 10 (£21 meat); B&M: March 25 (£38 coffee/chocolate).

Pleaded guilty to 16 counts of theft. Ordered to pay compensation on release. Criminal behaviour order until April 15, 2028, prohibiting entry to Tesco, Spar stores, M&S Foodhall, Maesglas Retail Park and Industrial Estate in Newport. Previously imprisoned for six months in December 2025 for similar offences.

1 Jan 0001

Cameron Wooley

Shoplifting *

Sentence

eight months in prison

Cameron Wooley, of no fixed abode, Caerphilly, breached his two-year criminal behaviour order by shoplifting on three occasions: on April 18, stole meat valued at £85 from Aldi at Gallagher Retail Park, Caerphilly; on April 25, stole alcohol worth £58.50 from Tesco at Crossways Retail Park and meat worth £248.47 from Aldi in Caerphilly; also resisted a police constable in Caerphilly on April 25.

Pleaded guilty to stealing goods worth nearly £392 across three incidents and resisting a police constable. Breached a two-year criminal behaviour order imposed in May 2025 barring him from entering Tesco, Aldi, Asda or Texaco service stations in the Gwent Police force area.

1 Jan 0001

Charlie Trickett

Possession of indecent images of children *

Sentence

18-month community order with 120 hours unpaid work and 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement

Charlie Trickett, an 18-year-old resident of Cwm Braenar in Pontllanfraith, Blackwood, possessed 117 indecent images of children between 30 April 2023 and 4 March 2025. The images included 68 category A (the most serious), 33 category B, and 16 category C. Trickett pleaded guilty to the charges. The offences were uncovered by Gwent Police during their investigations.

Pleaded guilty to possession of indecent images of children. Required to register as a sex offender for five years. Ordered to pay £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

1 Jan 0001

Charlotte Mills

Possessing a dangerous dog *

Sentence

Fined £80 plus £85 costs and £32 surcharge

Charlotte Mills, 37, of St David’s Road, Abergavenny, was found in possession of an unregistered XL Bully-type dog named Launa. Police discovered the dog during unrelated enquiries at her home. An expert assessment confirmed it was an XL Bully due to its temperament. Mills initially expressed confusion about the breed and registration status but accepted the expert findings and pleaded guilty to possessing a dangerous dog. She was allowed to keep the dog subject to strict conditions including muzzling, microchipping, neutering and DEFRA registration.

Pleaded guilty. District Judge Sophie Toms warned that breach of conditions would result in the dog being put down. Defendant had saved £600 towards compliance costs.

1 Jan 0001

Houssam El-Kassem

Shoplifting *

Sentence

30 weeks imprisonment

Houssam El-Kassem, a serial shoplifter, had been given a suspended sentence in April 2026 following a spate of thefts from shops in Newport. Those thefts included stealing a Fred Perry hoodie from JD Sports, clothing worth £295 from River Island, coffee worth £47.92 from B&M, and meat and laundry products from Tesco Express. On May 23, 2026, he stole a pair of shoes worth £210 from TK Maxx, thereby breaching the suspended sentence. He was arrested and appeared before Newport Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to all charges.

Pleaded guilty to all offences. Had been given a suspended sentence in April 2026 for shoplifting. New offence of stealing shoes from TK Maxx on May 23 breached the suspended sentence. Ordered to pay £210 compensation.

1 Jan 0001

Joe Cory

Making indecent images of a child *

Sentence

12-month community order requiring 100 hours unpaid work and 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement

Joe Cory, of North Road, Newbridge, pleaded guilty to making 217 category C indecent images of a child. The offending took place on 24 March 2025.

Pleaded guilty. Sexual harm prevention order for five years. Must sign sex offenders' register for five years. Ordered to pay £114 surcharge and £85 costs.

1 Jan 0001

Jordan Jones

Assault by beating of an emergency worker *

Sentence

24-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months

Jordan Jones, of Bryn Dolwen, Bedwas, spat at a police officer in Ystrad Mynach on March 19.

Pleaded guilty. Ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work, 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement, and 90-day alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement. Ordered to pay £300 in compensation, £154 surcharge, and £85 in costs.

1 Jan 0001

Leighton Wright

Assault *

Sentence

6 months community order with a 3‑month curfew tag (Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays) and a 90‑day alcohol monitoring tag, plus £414 costs including victim compensation

On 19 December 2025, Leighton Wright, 40, of Highbrook Way, Lydney, approached a 19‑year‑old woman walking through a park on Welsh Street, Chepstow, around 7.45pm. He grabbed her arm in an unprovoked attack. The victim escaped and ran to members of the public who called the police. Wright had travelled from Lydney to Chepstow by train. He claimed he had been spiked after his second pint and could not recall events, later expressing shock and remorse upon viewing CCTV and body‑worn footage. He was charged with assault and being drunk and disorderly in a public place. At an earlier hearing in April he pleaded not guilty, but later changed his pleas. The court heard there were no physical injuries but the psychological effects were significant.

Pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in public and assault. Initially pleaded not guilty but changed plea after reviewing CCTV and body‑worn footage. Claimed he was spiked. District Judge Sophie Toms highlighted the psychological impact on the victim and imposed the curfew to restrict his night‑time activities.

1 Jan 0001

Llewellyn Tudball

Breach of restraining order *

Sentence

12-month custodial sentence

Llewellyn Tudball, of Longbridge Court, Risca, used text messages and social media to contact the victim between 20 and 30 January despite a restraining order (put in place on 11 June the previous year) forbidding contact. This was the fourth breach of the order.

Admitted the breach. This was his fourth violation of the restraining order. Ordered to pay £85 in costs upon release.

1 Jan 0001

Mark Westbrook

Possessing and making indecent images of children *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months

Mark Westbrook, a 59-year-old resident of Abergavenny, appeared at Newport Magistrates’ Court for possessing and making indecent images of children. He admitted making eight category A indecent images — the most serious classification — along with two category B and two category C images. The offences occurred between 30 May and 25 June 2024.

Pleaded guilty. Early guilty pleas and previous clean character taken into account. Also ordered to complete a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement, register as a sex offender for 10 years, and comply with a 10-year sexual harm prevention order. Ordered to pay a £187 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

1 Jan 0001

Michaela Johnson

Outraging public decency *

Sentence

12-month community order with 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement, eight-week electronically monitored curfew (8pm-6am), £85 costs

Michaela Johnson, of Ogmore Crescent, Bettws, Newport, exposed her breasts and genitals in an act that outraged public decency on March 6. She was also drunk and disorderly on the same date and failed to surrender to court bail on March 23.

Pleaded guilty to outraging public decency, being drunk and disorderly, and failing to surrender to court bail.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Rowell

Breaching sex offender notification duties *

Sentence

29 weeks in prison

Peter Rowell broke strict sex offender notification laws by illegally staying with a child under 18 for more than 12 hours at one address, moving 30 miles from his Abergavenny home to Pontypridd without notifying police, and failing to report another residence where he stayed a week or longer between November last year and March.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching his sex offender notification duties.

1 Jan 0001

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About Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court

Newport (South Wales) Magistrates' Court, located in Newport, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 21 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Newport area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

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