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Newport, Brynmawr, Cwmbran and Caerphilly criminals jailed
Newport, Brynmawr, Cwmbran and Caerphilly criminals jailed

South Wales Argus

time02-08-2025

  • South Wales Argus

Newport, Brynmawr, Cwmbran and Caerphilly criminals jailed

We look at their cases. A young mum was jailed after she stole alcohol, TV and meat worth £1,000 during a shoplifting spree at a supermarket. (Image: Rebecca Skym) Rebecca Skym, 24, targeted the Tesco store in Caerphilly over a four-day period. Before being locked up for 40 weeks, she asked the judge: 'Can't I have tag? I've never had tag.' (Image: Beau Lyons) A man was left 'looking like something out of Star Wars' after he was glassed in a savage cocktail bar attack. Beau Lyons, 27, was sent to prison for three years for the shocking unprovoked assault at Mojo's Karaoke, Cabaret and Retro Bar in Newport city centre. The victim says he feels 'deformed' after suffering a serious injury to his left ear. Lyons admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent. (Image: Gareth Blanks) Gareth Blanks, 36, was jailed for six months after he was caught carrying a knife in Cwmbran town centre. He pleaded guilty to possession of a kitchen knife in public. The defendant, of Pennyfields, Greenmeadows, Cwmbran has a previous conviction for a similar offence, Newport Magistrates' Court heard. (Image: Shaun Lampitt) Rapist Shaun Lampitt was found guilty following a trial of sexually assaulting his sister when she was a little girl in the 1980s and 1990s. The 51-year-old from Newport was sent to prison for four years. His victim, known as Catherine Dixon at the time, bravely waived her right to anonymity to tell her story. 'It was a living nightmare which I could not escape,' she revealed. (Image: Kathryn Macdonald) A gym manager conned members out of thousands of pounds to feed her gambling addiction. Swindler Kathryn Macdonald, 44, from Newport was jailed for 14 months. It's not the first time she has committed fraud – she was locked up for a similar offence in 2018 while working for the Vale of Glamorgan council in Barry. (Image: Anthony Foley) A knifeman slashed his victim after spending the night partying with him and taking a cocktail of drink and drugs. Anthony Foley, 36, from Brynmawr was jailed for four years and four months.

Caerphilly woman steals goods worth £1,000 from Tesco
Caerphilly woman steals goods worth £1,000 from Tesco

South Wales Argus

time08-05-2025

  • South Wales Argus

Caerphilly woman steals goods worth £1,000 from Tesco

Young mum Rebecca Skym, 24, targeted the Tesco supermarket in Caerphilly over a four-day period last month, Newport Magistrates' Court was told. The serial shoplifter was remanded in custody after she pleaded guilty to stealing: Groceries worth £79 on April 27 Meat valued at £129.50 on April 28 Alcohol and meat worth £224 on April 28 A £329 TV on April 29 Coca-Cola Zero valued at £11 on April 29 Alcohol worth £294 on April 30 The defendant, of Caerphilly Road, Senghenydd, Caerphilly is due to be sentenced on May 30. Skym committed these six offences of theft while she was the subject of a suspended prison sentence imposed in January for similar matters. On that occasion, she avoided jail after stealing £3,000 worth of food, clothes, alcohol and homeware. The defendant pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft at stores across south Wales, dating between September and December 2024. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Skym stole £1,000 worth of clothing from retail giant Next. She also took joints of meat worth £400 from Tesco in Caerphilly as well as four bottles of vodka worth £267 and 10 bottles of gin valued at £240. From Aldi, she stole 17 joints of meat worth £176.32, before stealing 11 fragrance sets worth £765 from Superdrug, and 10 perfume sets valued at £350 from Boots in Talbot Green. She was spared an immediate custodial sentence due to her "previous good character" as she had no convictions recorded against her. Upon sentencing, the judge also considered that as a young mother, her children's lives would have been "destabilised" if he were to sent her to jail. She was sentenced to 30 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to complete a 15-day rehabilitation activity requirement, carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and pay a victim surcharge.

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