All news on the topic: South Wales Police

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Laughing drug dealer filmed with wads of cash while claiming benefits gets jailed
A laughing drug dealer who filmed himself with wads of cash while claiming benefits is no longer smiling after he was locked up.
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Barry Island: Two boys charged after a 12-year-old girl was injured in a ’serious assault’
The girl’s injuries are described as "not life-threatening" and South Wales Police says the two suspects were arrested within an hour.
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Police bring in aeroplanes to tackle crime in lawless district of city
South Wales Police are now working with members of the community in Gabalfa, Cardiff, after they complained their area has become overrun by disorder and violence
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Police tried to conduct welfare check before mum-of-three took her own life
Rhiana Jones feared she would not see her son again. She struggled with mental health issues and took her own life at home shortly after speaking to a friend
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Woman whose body found in bay after going missing died from 'water immersion'
Zahooran Begum, 60, had been missing for three days before her body was found in Cardiff Bay. A post mortem found her provisional cause of death was water immersion
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Mass brawl breaks out at exclusive rooftop bar with men attacking each other
Footage shows chaotic scenes at the exclusive Pool Club at Sydney’s Merivale Ivy Precinct, with more than a dozen people brawling and police confirmed a man was taken to hospital
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Grandad finds unexploded WW1 bomb while on treasure hunt with grandson
Joey McGimpsey took a metal detector out to a park in Cwmavon, near Port Talbot in Wales and ended up having to report his discovery to the police - but his grandson Noah was impressed
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after 64-year-old's body found in house
A 38-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident in Butetown, Cardiff in which the body of a 64-year-old man was found inside a property
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Pranksters leave fake parking tickets on cars - threatening drivers with fines
The council in Bridgend has launched an investigation after a number of cars were plastered with fake £70 parking tickets which have managed to fool several people
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Mum who fled Russian war in Ukraine with her 13-year-old son dies in car crash
Ukrainian Tetiana Martynova died after being hit by a car in Swansea, Wales. She moved to Wales in July 2022 with her 13-year-old son to safety after her home country was invaded by Putin
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Wedding DJ jailed for urinating on cancer patient for Snapchat video
Leigh Brookfield admitted assault after he filmed himself urinating on a cancer patient at the Llanelli Tennis and Squash Club on Boxing Day last year and he has now been jailed for 14 weeks
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Teen named as having deliberately pushed boy, 13, who drowned in river pictured
Christopher Kapessa, 13, was pulled from the water two hours after he was pushed off a ledge into the River Cynon by teenager Jayden Pugh during a 'dangerous prank', an inquest heard
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Boy, 13, died after being pushed into the river as part of 'prank'
Christopher Kapessa had been playing near a river in the summer of 2019 when he was deliberately pushed into the water by Jayden Pugh in what the coroner said was a 'misplaced sense of fun'
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Man arrested on suspicion of arson after giant inferno seen for miles
A local man, aged 25, has been arrested by South Wales Police on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a huge fire at an industrial estate in Bridgend
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Debris from Bridgend inferno at industrial estate raining on locals miles away
South Wales Fire Service has sent 10 crews to the blaze at Bridgend Industrial Estate in Coychurch off the A473, with witnesses hearing 'explosions' and flames raging above homes
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Dopey burglar drove straight to McDonald’s and used victim’s stolen bank card
Jason Jones stole a wallet and car keys in the midnight raid as the victim slept before taking their car and heading to the fast food restaurant - a McDonald’s just two miles away in neighbouring Nantgarw, in South Wales.
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Peter's Pies heir's 'murder victim' died of 'stab wounds' at Christmas
William Bush was found dead on Christmas Eve in the house he shared with former fellow private school pupil Dylan Thomas, who has since been charged with murder
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Boy who was family's 'rock and anchor' is 'forever 18' after fatal car crash
Jansen Jones died after a crash near Mountain Ash in Wales on the morning of December 18, with his mother saying that he was "the apple of her eyes" and her "rock and anchor"
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Young couple rent first home together to discover pensioner, 99, living inside
A couple was bamboozled after trying to find a property on GumTree they could move into together, after finding a dream place they were shocked on the morning of the first viewing
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Man's life 'destroyed' after being wrongly accused of filming teen in cubicle
Michal was leaving Cardiff International Swimming Pool after taking his son to play on the slides when two police officers approached him holding handcuffs
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Man and woman charged after two babies found dead as neighbours 'never saw them'
Zilvinas Ledovskis, 48, and Egle Zilinskaite, 30, are charged with two counts of concealing the birth of a child and two counts of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body
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Body found in river search for man after mum said he was 'chased by cops'
Joshua Shaw disappeared in Pontypridd, Wales, a week ago with his mum claiming he entered the River Taff after being chased by South Wales Police officers
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Mystery man found collapsed at beach - and police have no idea who he is
Police are appealing for help in identifying the man, who was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious at Swansea Bay in south Wales with a pub receipt in his pocket
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Boxing Day heartbreak as 'wonderful' boy, 15, dies in motorbike crash
Preston Camps died as a result of injuries suffered in the collision in Port Talbot on Boxing Day, South Wales Police say as the force continues to investigate the tragedy
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Heartbreaking tributes to 'amazing' mum killed in Christmas Eve horror smash
Kathryn Hughes, 30, was killed in crash in Llandarcy on Christmas Eve, with her family paying a heartbreaking tribute to the "amazing" mum, as South Wales Police continue probe