The Leader team covers a wide range of cases at our area's Crown and Magistrates Courts each week.
Here's a roundup of some of the hearings we have reported on over the last week, in case you missed any.

Wrexham brothers jailed for threats with knife

The Leader: Blake and Jordan Roberts (NWP)Blake and Jordan Roberts (NWP) (Image: North Wales Police)These men found themselves before the court after their terrifying behaviour with a 10 inch blade in the street.
It came after one of them had broken into a shed.
Read more about this case here.
 

Berwyn inmates carried out "revenge" attack on murderer

The Leader: HMP BerwynHMP Berwyn (Image: Staff)This man admitted his part in a "horrendous" assault upon a fellow inmate at HMP Berwyn.
The motivation was one of revenge, the court heard, as the victim had murdered the defendant's cousin.
Read more about this case here.
 

Dangerous driver seriously injured men near Higher Kinnerton

The Leader: Mold Law CourtsMold Law Courts (Image: Staff)This delivery driver turned into a side road, across the path of an oncoming motorbike.
The bike's rider and pillion passenger sustained a number of injuries in the subsequent crash.
Read more about this case here.
 

Repeat sex offender jailed after collecting and distributing indecent images
The Leader: Dominic Davey (NWP)Dominic Davey (NWP) (Image: North Wales Police)This man found himself in the dock after police discovered he'd had an unregistered phone and other devices for some five years without telling them.
On the devices, officers found hundreds of indecent images.
Read more about this case here.
 

Man who stole drill: ‘I probably left it at the pub’

The Leader: L: The Lletty Hotel, Mostyn. R: Mark Oswell (Image: GoogleMaps / NWP)L: The Lletty Hotel, Mostyn. R: Mark Oswell (Image: GoogleMaps / NWP) (Image: North Wales Police)A court heard this defendant's behaviour was captured on CCTV.
He was said to have been “in a bad place with alcohol” at the time.
Read more about this case here.
 

Man sentenced for carrying imitation gun and knife in Chirk

The Leader: McDonald's in Chirk (Google)McDonald's in Chirk (Google) (Image: Google)In an alarming turn of events, this man was found to be carrying a number of items he shouldn't have been following the conclusion of a police chase.
The pursuit had ended after he approached a roundabout, completely lost a wheel and ended up crashing on a central island.
Read more about this case here.
 

Wrexham man sentenced after strangling wife and hitting dog

The Leader: Mold Law CourtsMold Law Courts (Image: Staff)This man was described as having "short temper" - which had been gradually getting worse.
As well as subjecting his wife to abusive and violent behaviour, he punched their five-month-old border collie in the head and stomach.
"You have a very real opportunity now to put all of this behind you," a Judge told him.