Swansea Crown Court Sentencing Results

Daniel Morgan conducted a sinister campaign of stalking against his former partner after their relationship ended in September 2024. This included sending multiple emails from various addresses, making silent or heavy-breathing calls, posting derogatory comments on social media, appearing at her locations (once wearing a T-shirt with her face and another time in a blonde wig), and leaving a personalised gold bracelet near her car. He continued stalking after being released on bail by using 'ghost telephones' to send himself threatening messages and calls, which he falsely attributed to his ex-partner, leading to her wrongful arrest and 16 hours in custody. The behaviour caused the victim significant distress, including anxiety and changes to her routines.

In the early hours of June 24, 2025, Deborah Delaney initiated an attack on the victim in the Griffith John Street flats in Swansea after he knocked on her door seeking drugs. She struck him with a glass bottle she was carrying, leading to a melee where the victim was further assaulted. The incident was linked to a prior dispute over a crack pipe, and racial slurs were shouted during the attack, leaving the victim battered, bruised, and bleeding.

In the early hours of June 24, 2025, Jamie Davies joined an attack on the victim in the Griffith John Street flats in Swansea, emerging from a flat with a claw hammer and using it to assault the victim. The incident arose from a drugs-related dispute and involved multiple attackers, with threats of stabbing and racial slurs, resulting in the victim sustaining bruising, a head wound, and a broken finger.

In the early hours of June 24, 2025, Joshua Bassett, along with Deborah Delaney and Jamie Davies, attacked the victim in the Griffith John Street flats in Swansea. The assault involved using a claw hammer, a bottle, and boots, leaving the victim with bruising, a head wound, and a broken finger. The incident stemmed from a dispute over drugs, with suggestions that the victim had taken Delaney's crack pipe days earlier. Bassett emerged during the melee and began kicking and hitting the victim, amid racial slurs and threats.

In February 2025, Ruben Goswell secretly photographed a woman in a cubicle in the changing rooms of the Wales National Pool in Swansea. The woman noticed a blue flash over the cubicle wall, saw a phone with a blue case, and confronted him. He admitted to taking the picture, leading to police involvement. The incident exacerbated the victim's mental health issues and made her more cautious around men.

Perry Dyson breached a restraining order by taking his ex-partner's car keys and phone at 3am on an unspecified date in July, then engaged in a high-speed police chase on July 7, 2024, driving over 70mph through residential streets in Llanelli, overtaking vehicles, forcing others to take evasive action, and crashing into a lamppost outside the Royal Oak pub. He was under the influence of cocaine, had prior convictions, and refused to provide a blood sample.

Dawn Hopkins fraudulently claimed £93,838 in benefits, including income support, carer's allowance, child tax credits, and housing benefit, after her son was taken into care in 2018. She failed to notify the authorities of the change in circumstances and continued claiming until 2023, when an investigation was launched following received information.

Steven John Allen, a 47-year-old registered sex offender of no fixed abode, breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order by travelling to Ireland on July 16 using a false name without notifying the police, and failed to comply with sex offenders register requirements by not reporting as required on July 17. He was arrested on July 31 at a ferry port while attempting to board as a foot passenger. His history includes previous convictions for indecent assault and repeated breaches, such as not notifying his address, being in a skate park with a child, having phone contact with children, and using unauthorised social media accounts. The breaches occurred while he was living in various locations, including Swansea.

In May 2024, Jamie Aston sent graphic messages to a man he met while carrying out community service, describing the rape of a young girl and expressing a desire to watch the abuse, using explicit language. The recipient was concerned and reported the messages to the police by taking screenshots. Aston deleted his Facebook profile and discarded his phone upon arrest, and he answered 'no comment' during his police interview. He had a prior criminal history involving theft of items worth tens of thousands of pounds from horse shows and equine centres.

Stuart Rees was involved in a brawl at the Abadam Arms pub in Porthrhyd, Carmarthenshire on December 22, 2022. During the altercation, he punched a stranger in the face, causing a displaced fracture of the victim's mandible, which required surgery with a metal plate fitted. Rees had consumed alcohol and fled the scene before handing himself in to police.

Amandeep Kukreja ran a multi-million pound illegal vape business from a unit in Southall, London, supplying illegal vapes to shops across the UK. The vapes had liquid tanks up to 20ml, exceeding the legal limit of 2ml, and offered up to 15,000 puffs. Many originated from China. Swansea trading standards officers, with assistance from the Met Police, seized approximately 120,000 illegal vapes during a search in February 2024 as part of an investigation into illegal vape sales.

Liam Peat, aged 25, began communicating with a 13-year-old girl on Snapchat when he was 19, grooming her by building trust and engaging in sexual conversations. He requested intimate pictures, sent a video of himself masturbating, and had sexual intercourse with her multiple times when she was 14 and 15, often without protection, which led to her pregnancy. He initially lied about knowing her age and only pleaded guilty on the day of trial.

Zack Spencer was involved in a network of individuals sharing child sexual abuse images and videos via the Kik messaging app. Police seized his phone in March 2022, discovering 77 illegal images and videos, including 11 Category A items depicting the most serious abuses such as oral rape of young boys. He admitted to exchanging images with others, including sending Category A material, and made comments to police about being 'highly sexed'. The offences occurred when he was aged 18 and 19, during a period of social isolation.

Joshua Hopton, aged 29, from Heol Callwen, Penycae, Swansea, went to his former partner's property uninvited around 7am on September 16, 2024. He forced his way into the home, demanded to see their son, pushed the woman twice, accused her of being in a relationship with another man, and threatened to kill her as he left. Their child was present during the incident, and he handed himself in to police later that day. The victim reported suffering from anxiety as a result.

Owen Eynon harassed his brother by sending dozens of abusive and threatening messages between June 9 and 12, 2025, after mistakenly transferring £53 that his brother had spent on food, fuel, and car repairs. He threatened to kill his sibling, burn his house down, and harm his family, leading to his arrest on June 16, 2025. The defendant has 10 previous convictions for 16 offences.

Leah Church was convicted of multiple child cruelty offences and arranging the commission of a child sexual offence in the Neath area. The sexual offence involved a young boy being abused by two unknown men in the back of a car, which she dismissed by laughing it off. The victims provided statements detailing the severe psychological impact of her actions, and she was supported by a pre-sentence report highlighting her past instability.

Ross Milward, after separating from his partner in December of the previous year, began sending hundreds of abusive and threatening messages, including threats to stab her in the face and harm a new partner. He turned up uninvited at her home in early February and continued the abuse despite being arrested and bailed. In April, he threatened another woman with a glass after she was late for a date and was seen confronting someone with a knife in a public place in Townhill, Swansea, leading to a physical altercation.

On 14 July 2023, at Bar 46 on Bridge Street in Aberystwyth, Stafford Jones engaged in a disagreement with a woman who was pointing and making contact with him. He responded by striking her in the face with his forearm or elbow, causing her to lose consciousness and sustain a laceration to her lip that required stitching, as well as bruising and swelling to her face. The incident was captured on the pub's CCTV, and Jones fled the scene, later being arrested in Liverpool a month later. He claimed the woman was aggressive and had pushed him, but admitted his response was excessive.

William Doheny sexually abused a primary school-aged girl when he was under 16. He played games with her that turned sexual, including wrestling, touching her breasts, and telling her she needed to learn 'how to make out'. He also forced her to perform oral sex on him on more than one occasion. The abuse occurred several years ago, and the victim reported lasting effects, including struggles with mental health and suicidal thoughts.

Edison Kuka, 30, was arrested with a passenger in a vehicle dropping off a delivery at the disused Carmarthenshire Tyre Services warehouse on Alltycnap Road, Johnstown, Carmarthenshire, in March 2025. Police discovered nearly 600 cannabis plants worth almost £600,000 inside. Kuka admitted the conditions could be seen as slavery. Likely performing gardening or cultivation role lower in the chain.

Orgest Bobo, 26, was arrested at a disused tyre service warehouse on Alltycnap Road, Johnstown, Carmarthenshire, in March 2025, where nearly 600 cannabis plants with a street value of almost £600,000 were discovered. The sophisticated operation included water tanks and insulation for growth. Bobo was helping operate the plant, likely in a gardening or cultivation role lower in the chain.

On July 7, 2025, at 3am, Conner Willis was seen on CCTV in Swansea’s High Street waving a knife while arguing with a man, then putting it down his trousers. He chased another man with the knife and threw it towards him near Matthew Street, missing the target. Later that morning, he was seen waving the knife again at Cross Street in Waun Wen. He was found hiding under a bush on July 9, 2025, and arrested after refusing to cooperate with police.

Dean Pellington was arrested on May 29, 2024, for an unrelated matter, during which police seized his devices and discovered over 200 images of extreme pornography. These included indecent images of children, such as those involving girls aged 8 and 12, and images of animals, with two images being Category A. He initially denied any sexual interest and claimed the images were sent via a group, but the judge found this unconvincing.

On February 8, 2025, Shone Bell entered his father's home in Llanelli, threatened to kill him by saying, 'I’m actually going to kill you tonight,' and held him hostage while threatening to use a glass to cut his throat. He also racially abused a Polish police officer during his arrest and spat in the police vehicle approximately 20 times. The defendant has a history of violence, including a prior conviction for battery against his father, and 28 convictions for 54 offences involving violence, dishonesty, and drugs.