Detective Inspector Carl Price said, "Many abusers rely on silence so they can continue the abuse. 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The court heard the woman called a taxi, and when the cab arrived she escorted him to the vehicle - ignoring the names he was calling her. Police want to speak with these men after they tried to scam an elderly lady in her own home. The steel labourer has a history of violent offending, including two previous convictions for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Emergency workers in Wales are reminding the public to treat them with respect in the face of a continued rise in assaults. Dean Pulling, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court there were 18 victims in total - aged from 12 to 45 - including one woman who was assaulted twice and others who were with their children. Goodridge will be on the sex offenders register for 10 years. Chinese authorities said they had charged 28 people and were investigating 15 officials including police for corruption more than two months after a . 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Sexual violence is the general term used to describe any kind of unwanted sexual act or activity, including rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, and many others. article references APA Reference We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The theft, which took Bridgend County Borough Councils Cabinet have approved the transfer of prisoner care and support to the council following the end of G4S Health Services contract at 33-year-old James Perry has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for criminal damage; section 4 public order; assault on an emergency worker and threatening a A swimming instructor who abused his position to sexually abuse five young girls, was sentenced to 25 years in prison at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday A man has been issued with a 300 fixed penalty notice in a multi-agency operation to uncover illegal waste carriers responsible for damaging the local environment A Dyfed-Powys Police sergeant has been dismissed after engaging in a sexual relationship with a woman with vulnerabilities. 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Lewis then pushed his former partner causing her to fall over a coffee table, before smashing a mirror. A man in his 90s has been injured after being involved in a collision with an off-road style motorbike on High Street in Llanelli. I will never be able to get over this but that does not stop me from trying to be me again.". Sexual Assault Support Sexual Assault Support Swansea University enforces a zero-tolerance approach when addressing sexual violence. When police arrived they found an aggressive and shirtless Lewis still in the property. Mamadu Djalo, aged 26 from Swansea, A man who assaulted another man at the Arch nightclub in Neath on 15 July has been found guilty of his murder. But your age is an important matter here. A married man carried out a prolonged and brutal attack on the woman he was having an affair with during a secret weekend away together in Swansea, a court has heard. She said the defendant had stayed the previous night at his partner's but when she woke in the early hours he was not there. The judge said he had been told by probation that sexual offender courses were not usually available for a defendant of Mason's age but he was going to require such a programme to be made available and would expect somebody to come to court and explain the reasons if it was not done. The court heard that once both parties were back in the room Grzesica "pounced" on the woman and grabbed her by the neck. The prosecutor said the woman later described the defendant as "acting like he was possessed". Mr Murphy said the defendant was employed on an infrequent basis as a labourer at Tata Steel and had secured such work in December but realised now he would not be able to take-up that job, and "throws himself on the mercy of the court" as far as length of sentence was concerned. British Transport Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted on a rail replacement bus service between Ferryside and Carmarthen train stations. The court heard he pushed one officer before adopting a "fighting stance" and shouting "Come on then, f***ing Taser me!". The vehicle offence, for which he was given a community order in January this year, saw him taking his partner's car without her consent and crashing, writing off the vehicle. A Pembrokeshire man who raped and sexually assaulted young children, and posted images of the abuse to other paedophiles on the dark web, has been jailed Five men who were part of an Organised Crime Group have been jailed after it was uncovered they were involved in trafficking and importing multiple kilograms Two men from Bridgend and Barry are behind bars this Christmas after being caught drug dealing. A council support worker who sexually assaulted two women with visual impairments has been jailed. The body of Sammy-Lee Lodwig was found at an address on Carlton Terrace in the Mount Pleasant area. March 4, 2023 6:49pm. Gemma Kelshaw, 40, attacked the pensioner at a bus stop during daylight, leaving the victim. The female officer was left "seeing stars" after being struck on the head and kicked on the knee by Jessica Bevan, 29, at Swansea Central police station in October of last year. In his police interview Grzesica branded the woman - who he had been in a relationship with for around a year - a "psycho" and accused her of making up the allegations of assault. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service 6 days ago Three teens arrested for arson after Pontardawe's old brewery destroyed by fire Ryan David Wyndham Lewis went on to assault the police officer who rushed to the scene, and was so aggressive he had to be pepper-sprayed and taken to the floor. The garage owner then bombarded his lover with texts and messages in an attempt to get her to withdraw her complaint to the police. The two were arguing in a car that was parked at. Paul Hobson, prosecuting, said in the early hours of March 3 this year Goodridge and the woman went back to the defendant's. The second victim of a Christmas Day road traffic accident which saw a black Mini enter the River Tawe in Swansea city centre has been named Tributes have been paid to the driver of a black Mini who died after her vehicle entered the River Tawe in Swansea City Centre in the A man has been sentenced to prison after he was convicted on 9 December of the murder of a man in Caewern, Neath in April this A woman who called 999 to order a takeaway, continued to ask for a pizza immediately when told she was on the phone to police, a A man has been charged with rape after an assault on a woman on Wind Street in Swansea City Centre. A statement from the force read: "We have received four reports of women being indecently assaulted by a man on a bike in and around the Singleton Park area this morning. Welsh mural artist helps dogs find forever homes, Audiologist awarded for research into demand for hearing services, Swansea opens homes and hearts to Ukrainian refugees, Theyre back! Video: Matches Competition: All; Welsh Premier Women's League; UEFA Women's Champions League . Thirty-two people have been arrested during an operation equipping frontline officers in Aberystwyth with specialist kits to test for drug drivers. 5,032 were here. South Wales Police have launched a criminal damage investigation after off-road motorbikes destroyed playing fields in Skewen. A man drunkenly assaulted his ex-partner then viciously kicked and punched her friend when she tried to help. "We have an investigation ongoing which includes a number of officers patrolling the area. Police were called to an address in Mayhill, Swansea, at about 17:00. The annual awards ceremony returns for a fifth year on Thursday Three men from Swansea who have already been convicted of drug trafficking and robbery offences, have had more than 6million worth of assets including a Dyfed Powys Police have launched an appeal to identify a man seen in CCTV footage after a robbery at the Premier Shop on Cwmamman Road in South Wales Police have charged a 48 year-old man after raiding a property on Waun Fach Terrace in Nantymoel, where they uncovered a cannabis factory. First published on Mon 29 Aug 2022 08.06 EDT. The woman was walking along the cycle path between Haverfordwest and Tiers Cross when she was approached by a man who threatened and assaulted her, before walking away towards Haverfordwest town. Skip to document . We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. With a 20 per cent discount for his guilty plea to ABH the defendant was sentenced to 19 months in prison and with a one-third discount for his guilty plea to perverting the course of justice was sentenced to four months for that offence, the sentences to run consecutively making a sentence of 23 months. Read what happened in court. She said the assault has left her feeling low and depressed. Jefferson Goodridge's victim described him as a 'monster'. Recorder David Harris told Grzesica he had carried out a prolonged assault on a woman he was having an extra-marital affair with, an assault which had included strangulation. It was because I wouldn't have sex with him.". Assault is actionable per se and does not require proof of damage. The teenager will be a registered sex offender for the same length of time. The grim discovery was made around 12.50pm on Novus Gower, a new partnership between not-for-profit prison education provider Novus and Gower College Swansea, has started delivering educational programmes for prisoners and young offenders at Dyfed Powys Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak with after an iPhone 14 Pro was stolen from a Haverfordwest electronics A woman who dragged an 82 year-old pensioner to the floor, before grappling with her and stealing her handbag has been jailed. South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses after a 20 year-old woman was assaulted in a park area off Primrose Hill, Mount Pleasant, Swansea. Officers were called just before 3pm on Sunday 25th September 2022 following concerns for a woman on Orchard Street, Swansea. Assault can be defined as an intentional act which threatens violence and causes the claimant the feeling of expectation of immediate unlawful force. Women and girls in Bridgend are being invited to free self-defence classes to improve self-confidence and feelings of personal safety. Mr Hobson said the victim eventually managed to escape from her attacker after "grabbing his private parts and digging her nails in as hard as she could". Anthony Grzesica repeatedly punched, kicked, and butted the woman in the face in their hotel room, leaving her battered, bruised, and bleeding, and with a broken nose. The 48-year-old woman . South Wales Police have released images of a large cannabis factory discovered in a raid on a property in Neath yesterday (16 January). She said in the months following the attack she slept with the bedroom lights on and would cry herself to sleep. We would like to offer thanks to the community who aided the victim prior to attendance of emergency services, and later assisted the police investigation. If you're a fan of the morbid and macabre then you'll be delighted to know an increasingly popular serial killer talk will be coming to Swansea Jay Edwards, 31, from Brackla, Bridgend, denied seven counts of sexual assault against a child and one count of child abduction but was found guilty. Karl Longhurst, 44, admitted engaging in sexual activity Two eagle-eyed police officers on the beat in Caerau who spotted suspicious activity at an innocuous terraced home, have led to the seizure of over 100,000 South Wales Police investigating racist graffiti on a mural in Port Talbot have arrested two teenage boys on suspicion of racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage. Three people have been charged by police investigating reports that a woman had been assaulted with a knife in Ystradgynlais in the early hours of Tuesday, A 48 year-old woman from Porthcawl has been jailed for 4 years after stealing 280k from businesses.