ARMED robbers, burglars and prisoners that couldn’t behave themselves were amongst the Wrexham and Flintshire criminals brought before the courts last month.
Justice has been served to many over May – with freshly sentenced crooks set to spend their summer locked behind bars for their crimes.
The Leader has taken a look back at some of the court cases that have been featured in the paper this month following hearings at the region’s court buildings.
These are some of the criminals who were jailed by the courts in March:
NAME: Warren Martin Coulton
AGE: 52
DATE: Wednesday, May 5
COURT: Mold Crown Court
CRIME: Manslaughter of partner left 'bound and gagged' during sex
SENTENCE: Six years in prison
NAME: Amadeusz Myzywa
AGE: 33
DATE: Thursday, May 6
COURT: Mold Crown Court
CRIME: Double burglary
SENTENCE: One year and six months in prison
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “After a day's drinking you were out late at night looking for things to steal.”
A SHOTTON man who burgled two homes late at night after 'binge drinking' has been jailed.
NAME: Graham Barrowman
AGE: 43
DATE: Monday, May 10
COURT: Mold Crown Court
CRIME: Assaulting four prison officers
SENTENCE: One year and four months in prison sentence
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “What you did was a disgusting piece of behaviour. Spitting in the mouth of another human being is as disgraceful as things get - and you know that.”
NAME: Paul Andrew Taylor
AGE: 33
DATE: Tuesday, May 12
COURT: Mold Crown Court
CRIME: Armed robbery
SENTENCE: Four years in prison
THE cashier believed he had a gun and would shoot her if she did not open the till.
NAME: Thomas Dale Boyes
AGE: 29
DATE: Thursday, May 13
COURT: Mold Crown Court
CRIME: Drink driving
SENTENCE: Eight months in jail and a three-year driving ban
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “It is very dangerous to be using a car as a weapon to threaten someone. It’s time to grow up.”
NAME: Levi Davidson
AGE: 25
DATE: Wednesday, May 19
COURT: Mold Crown Court
CRIME: Kidnap and escaping custody
SENTENCE: Five years and four months in prison
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "It was a terrifying ordeal for her - she believed her life was in danger.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here