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Reports of cases heard at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, the Law Courts in Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil

05:31, 16 AUG 2026

The men and women behind some of the strangest, most gruesome crimes in Wales

Warning: This article includes details of an extremely distressing nature which readers may find upsetting

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Burglar who claimed he 'got the wrong house' is tasered by police

Jac Jones, 31, was spotted by a neighbour breaking into a property

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Cardiff crime boss who lived extravagant life of luxury caught after passport gaffe

As the net closed in on him, Khalid Ege fled the country and spent six years on the run before being caught trying to cross a border with "false papers"

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Young man preyed on vulnerable people before police knocked his door

Police carried out a raid on Malachy Lothian's Newport home

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Drug dealer arrested in raid before police discover mum's involvement

Malachy Lothian had directed his mother, Melissa McGuire, to put prepared street deals into a beanie hat for people to collect

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Judge's chilling words to man sentenced for hiding his own dead mother for three years

'In the dining room they found a large chest freezer. Inside they found the frozen body of your mother Sylvia Phillips, wrapped in bedding and covered with flowers.'

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Footage shows police arrest man minutes after discovering his mum's body in freezer

Christopher Phillips, 60, failed to declare the death of his mother Sylvia Phillips, 89, and continued to claim benefits and a pension in her name

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Son hid mum's body in freezer for three years and covered her with roses

Police found Sylvia Phillips in a large chest freezer. She had been scattered with yellow and pink roses and a birthday card addressed to her which was from her son, Christopher Phillips, and the dog

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Brute stomped on wife so hard she was left with bruising to her lungs

Darren Lewis, 52, assaulted the victim at his home after the couple had argued at a pub. She told the court she felt lucky to escape her ordeal alive

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Brazen car thief flipped vehicle then asked bystander to help him

Tinos Short, 20, carried out a number of car thefts over the course of several nights and left his victims afraid to be in their own homes

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He said he wanted to get himself into trouble and he certainly achieved it

Neville Braithwaite, 48, told someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl she would look 'sexy' in her school uniform

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Police raid homes during the night to bring gang to justice

Operation Alpha saw officers, dogs and drones from Gwent Polices serious and organised crime unit carry out early-hours warrants

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Mum left children in home full of dirty nappies, rotten food and bags of rubbish

Police officers said the smell of 'decay' and filled the house and described it as being 'one of the worst addresses' they had ever seen where children were present

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Driver's broken tail light led to high-speed pursuit involving police helicopter

Jamie James was 'highly impaired' when he sped off from police, driving through a red light and passing a 'no entry' sign during the pursuit

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Man left in pool of blood after woman repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head

Chelsea Griffiths, 34, carried out a relentless and vicious attack upon Ioan Watkins and prevented a woman from carrying out first aid on him

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Man raped boy and collected weapons in preparation for the end of the world

James Carr, 68, left his victim feeling "less than a man" and "devoid of worth" as a result of the abuse he suffered

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Man raped teenage girl and threatened to harm her family if she told anyone

Stephen Thomas, 51, carried out 'orchestrated' sexual abuse against his victim, who reported him to the police decades later

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Axe-wielding man turned up at woman's home and threatened to 'chop people up'

Simon Morris, 48, was caught on CCTV using the axe to hit the door before issuing threats

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They threw one punch and ruined so many lives

These killers all appeared before Welsh courts for taking the life of another with one punch

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Confused driver smashes into car after driving on wrong side of the road for miles

Przemyslaw Jozwiak, 37, caused serious injury to Wyatt Hughes and his passenger Caleb Garry who had to be airlifted to hospital

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Married man raped woman while she slept

A judge said Kyle Plummer, from Mountain Ash, raped the woman while she slept while he was likely sexually frustrated in his own marriage

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Man, 30, charged with murder after innocent bystander mum shot dead in Sheffield

Ms Brookes had been an innocent bystander caught up in an incident unfolding in the street

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Neighbour smashed glass jar in woman's face after she asked to buy blinds

Griffith Prosser, 56, left his neighbour with multiple wounds, and caused her to make an attempt on her own life

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He claimed he was fixing his friend's Astra. The contents of the car told a different story

Thomas Doyle, 23, fled from police but didn't get far

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