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The aftermath of the crash in Blackwood (Image: CPS) and Ronan Bishop (Image: Gwent Police) A DRUG driver left a woman with a broken neck in a horror crash when he got behind the wheel after taking cocaine and ketamine. Ronan Bishop, 23, was jailed following his guilty plea to causing Courtney Brown serious injury by dangerous driving in the Blackwood area last year. Cardiff Crown Court heard how the collision happened in Fair View in Cefn Fforest on the evening of September 19 when he wa...

Woman stamped on partners face following drunken argument on her birthday Emma Powell, 37, attacked Jodie Havard at their Abegavenny home after drinking 20 bottles of Budweiser Sign up for our Crime and Punishment NewsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. The inside stories on the latest court stories from Wales When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. ...

Student said he could have passed driving test on night of police chase Naga Pasala, 25, was almost three times the drink-driving limit when he drove down the wrong side of the road in Cardiff city centre but was spared an immediate jail term on account of his fine future Sign up for our Crime and Punishment NewsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. The inside stories on the latest court stories from Wales When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to ...

Driver on cocaine and ketamine left woman with broken neck in crash Ronan Bishop, 23, left his passenger Courtney Brown with severe injuries which resulted in her needing a wheelchair for three months Updated Sign up for our Crime and Punishment NewsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. The inside stories on the latest court stories from Wales When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in acc...

Restaurant owner continued to serve food despite cockroach infestation Mohammed Hussain, owner of the Flame Grillhouse in Cardiff, was told to close his business and deep clean the building by pest control but he ignored them Updated Sign up for our Crime and Punishment NewsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. The inside stories on the latest court stories from Wales When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your inform...

Despite this bombshell, Makatek decided against firing her. Mr Bennett said: “When her previous criminal convictions came to light, her employers gave her something of a second chance and she continued working for them.” Soon up to her old tricks again, she repaid their faith by stealing more than £5,000 over a four-month period between January and April 2020. She would create false invoices and pay company money into her own bank account. Ricketts, of Five Houses, Beaufort, Ebbw...

"The defendant wouldnt name them because he said there would be consequences." Rees, of Swallow Way, Duffryn, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing criminal property. The offences were committed on July 17, 2020. Ben Waters, representing the defendant, said the pre-sentence report described his client as “rather immature and naïve”. He added: “There were no trappings of wealth. He had been given the designer clothes by family.” His barri...

A DRUG dealer attacked a police officer who was handcuffing him after answering a 999 call at a supermarket.

When Williams was arrested after back-up arrived, he was found to be carrying 34g of cannabis in 14 small bags. The defendant, of Twissell’s Road, Tranch, Pontypool, pleaded guilty to possession of the class B drug with intent to supply and causing actual bodily harm (ABH). He also admitted the criminal damage of PC Rodway’s glasses. The victim was taken to hospital and suffered nerve damage to his hand. The incident took place on January 31, 2020. A trial of issue was held afte...

“The complainant told him to get out and the defendant replied, ‘What’s your problem? Why are you getting aggressive with me?’” Griffin left the flat and the man contacted the police before noticing the keys to his Ford Focus were missing. Mr Strobl added: “The victim then heard his car being driven off as the defendant honked the horn.” The Focus was later recovered undamaged and keys were later posted back to the man by the defendant. In the second burglary, 10 days la...