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A woman has been given a suspended sentence for forging a council candidate s election nomination papers.
Amanda Wycherley added eight people s names without their knowledge and forged their signatures so Conservative Jonathan Liam Jones could stand in a Neath Port Talbot council by-election.
Wycherley, 49, from Neath, received a six-month suspended sentence at Swansea Crown Court on Monday, police said.
Neither Mr Jones or his agent were aware of Wycherley s actions. Completely unaware
The crime came to light after one of the people whose signature was forged saw their name on the nomination form which had been posted on Facebook, South Wales Police said.
Senior carer stole thousands from bed-bound pensioner during coronavirus pandemic
Sharon Fediles, 41, stole over £2,000 from a bed-bound pensioner at the care home she worked at in Ammanford
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A PEMBROKE man who deliberately and maliciously planted bottles claiming to contain nerve agent Novichok at a tourist attraction in the town has been sentenced after a two-year investigation. John ap Evans, of Northgate Street has today, February 1, been sentenced for five charges under section 114 of the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act. The 67-year-old was charged after placing bottles containing what he claimed to be Novichok at Pembroke Castle on a number of occasions in 2018. Dyfed-Powys Police Detective Inspector Phil Kite said: “Dyfed-Powys Police welcomes today’s sentencing of John ap Evans. At a time of heightened concern across the country, following the Novichok poisonings in Salisbury, Evans deliberately and maliciously planted objects to play on people’s fears in an act of terror.
Man smiled at police as he rammed their car after chase
The former Army serviceman whose life went on a downward spiral after being discharged was also found with drugs
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A former Army serviceman led police on a chase after ignoring instructions to pull over, before he smiled at officers as he rammed past their car to try to escape.