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60-year-old UK man kept his dead mother in a freezer and collected her benefits for nearly two years

In a shocking turn of events, a man from Porthcawl has confessed to concealing his elderly mother’s remains in a chest freezer for nearly two years, all while he collected her benefits. Christopher Phillips faced charges of preventing lawful burial and committing fraud. The tragic discovery was made by authorities…

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Father murdered by teenagers in ‘unprovoked’ racist attack after dropping groceries at his mother’s house

Marcus Staniforth, 17, and a 16-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court

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Father murdered by two teenage boys in unprovoked racist attack – judge

The judge sentenced both defendants to detention during His Majesty’s Pleasure.

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Prison worker spared jail over relationship with inmate

The court heard Megan Breen texted the inmate on a prison-issue mobile Nokia phone

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Former Tory MP appears in court charged with having false passport

Katie Wallis served as the MP for Bridgend in South Wales between 2019 and 2024.

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Police administrator jailed for leaking information to drug dealer boyfriend

Lucy Langmead, 44, and Daniel Cozens, 37, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday after admitted various charges.

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Man found not guilty of preventing burial of two babies

Zilvinas Ledovskis, 50, of Swansea, was found not guilty after the prosecution said it would be presenting no evidence against him.

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Seventh person in court in connection with murder of woman shot dead in Wales

Sai Raj Manne appeared before Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday and was remanded into custody until July 7.

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Three people deny multimillion-pound fraud at Welsh sixth form college

All three are due to appear before Cardiff Crown Court on May 6.

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Man, 37, jailed for ‘vicious and persistent’ attack on police officer

Richard Nodwell, 37, of Oakfield, Cwmbran, was jailed for six years and four months after assaulting a police officer, fracturing his eye socket.

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Pie company fortune heir sentenced to life in prison for best friend’s murder

William Bush, 23, was killed by Dylan Thomas, his childhood friend and the grandson of pie company tycoon Sir Stanley Thomas, in Cardiff.

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Heir to pie company fortune stabbed best friend to death on Christmas Eve

Dylan Thomas, 24, the grandson of pie company tycoon Sir Stanley Thomas, murdered William Bush, 23, on December 24, 2023

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Pie company fortune heir found guilty of Christmas Eve murder

Dylan Thomas, 24, the grandson of pie company tycoon Sir Stanley Thomas, murdered his friend William Bush, 23

Evening Standard

Opportunities missed to treat man who went on to kill best friend, court hears

Dylan Thomas, 24, is accused of repeatedly stabbing William Bush, 23, in a ‘frenzied attack’ on December 24 last year.

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Grandmother drove grandson to house where he killed friend, court told

Dylan Thomas, 24, is accused of murdering William Bush, 23, on December 24 last year at their home in Llandaff, Cardiff.

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Man who killed friend on Christmas Eve tried to break into palace, court hears

Dylan Thomas, 24, is accused of murdering William Bush, 23, in a ‘frenzied attack’ on December 24 last year at their home in Llandaff, Cardiff.

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‘Screams of horror’ heard as man stabbed friend on Christmas Eve, court told

Dylan Thomas, 24, is accused of murdering William Bush, 23, who died on December 24 last year in Cardiff.

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Traffickers sent messages about ‘people smuggling business’ – court hears

Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, both from Caerphilly, are accused of unlawfully moving hundreds of people through Europe.

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Man accused of Christmas Eve murder to face trial next week

Dylan Thomas is accused of murdering William Bush, who died on December 24 last year in Cardiff and will stand trial on Tuesday.

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Trial dates set for adults charged with riot after deaths of two boys in Cardiff

Sixteen defendants appeared before Cardiff Crown Court on Friday charged with rioting in Ely after the deaths of two boys in the city.

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First adults charged with riot after deaths of two boys in Cardiff enter pleas

Nineteen people appeared before Cardiff Crown Court on Monday charged with riot in the Ely area of the city.

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Rugby player Api Ratuniyarawa facing jail after admitting sexual offences

The Fiji international pleaded guilty to two charges of assault by penetration and one charge of sexual assault at Cardiff Crown Court

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Van thief convicted of murdering delivery driver with his own van

Mark Lang, 54, suffered fatal injuries as he was dragged hundreds of metres by his vehicle after trying to stop the thief from getting away.

Evening Standard

Lewis Edwards: Paedophile police officer who incited girls to send degrading pictures is jailed for life

Lewis Edwards groomed 210 girls aged between 10 and 16 and forced them to send him indecent images of themselves that he secretly recorded

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Paedophile police officer jailed for abusing 200 children

Lewis Edwards groomed 210 girls aged between 10 and 16.

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