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Matthew Chandler

Reporter · GB

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542
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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Matthew Chandler

    LOCKED UP - The Gwynedd and Anglesey criminals jailed in September 2026 (opens the original)

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    BELOW is a round-up of all of the jailed Gwynedd and Anglesey criminals whose sentencings were covered by the Chronicle in September. Morris, 41, of Towyn Road, Blaenau Ffestiniog, sexually abused a “petrified” child. He was told he has had a “ruinous” effect on their life. Atkinson, aged 31, of Henfaes, Dolgellau, assaulted two police officers in Porthmadog. He resisted arrest and spat at the officers. Lloyd, 40, of Greenwood Avenue, Bangor, stole a motorcycle, bicycle and power bank within hou

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Matthew Chandler

    Prison for man whose 'appalling' sexual abuse 'petrified' child (opens the original)

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    A MAN from Gwynedd who sexually abused a “petrified” child was told he has had a “ruinous” effect on their life. The child said David Morris threatened them into not reporting his offending to police, and has “ruined my life” as a result of his abuse. Morris, 41, of Towyn Road, Blaenau Ffestiniog, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment, plus a four-year extended licence period, at Mold Crown Court on Thursday (September 24). He was found guilty after a trial in August of five counts of voyeuris

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Matthew Chandler

    LOCKED UP - The Denbighshire criminals who were jailed in September 2026 (opens the original)

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    BELOW is a round-up of all of the jailed Denbighshire criminals whose sentencings were covered by the Free Press or Journal in September. Top (L-R): Mustafa Iqbal, Mohamed Arshad. Bottom (L-R): Ziaullah Badshah, Jaswinder Singh, Sarah Gray. (Image: NWP) These five people were jailed for their involvement in a “grooming gang” in Rhyl and the surrounding area. It saw three girls plied with drugs and treated as “sexual playthings”. Smith, 59, of Bodfor Street, Rhyl, breached a restraining order by

  4. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Matthew Chandler

    'Time is not a barrier' - abuse survivors encouraged to come forward after Rhyl case (opens the original)

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    THE three survivors of abuse by the Rhyl “grooming gang” have been hailed for their bravery on the day that the perpetrators were jailed. Mustafa Iqbal, Mohamed Arshad, Ziaullah Badshah, Jaswinder Singh and Sarah Gray were sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court on Friday (September 25) in connection with a conspiracy that involved the girls being trafficked, plied with drugs and sexually abused. Mandy Tobias, head of the complex casework unit for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wales, and DCI Rich

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Matthew Chandler

    Council put Rhyl grooming gang member in property that houses children after arrest (opens the original)

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    A MEMBER of the Rhyl “grooming gang” was placed in homeless accommodation used by children and adults after his initial arrest, the Journal can reveal. Jaswinder Singh, of River Street, was one of five jailed at Caernarfon Crown Court on Friday (September 25) following a three-month child sexual exploitation trial. Singh, 61, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment after being convicted of conspiring to traffic two teenage girls and supplying them with cannabis. Denbighshire County Counci

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