All news on the topic: Gwent Police
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Mum's emotional plea to find missing son not knowing his best pal had killed him
Worried mum Kay Main asked for help on Facebook in finding son Ben Lloyd unaware he had suffered fatal injuries in a drunken attack by best friend Jay Webster who was later jailed
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Drunken reveller killed his best friend with a single punch after 'silly' row
Jay Webster, 28, had been drinking with his friend Benjamin Lloyd, 27, when they got into a fight outside a library in Caerphilly, South Wales, which ended in tragedy
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Mum 'stamps' on dog mauling two boys 'like a piece of meat' in horror attack
Chelsey Colwill said that she had to "stamp" on a dog that was attacking her young son and his friend as though they were a "piece of meat" in Caerphilly, south Wales
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Five-month-old baby rushed to hospital after dog attack as police seize animal
Gwent Police were called to an address in Penyrheol, Caerphilly at about 9.10am today where a baby was rushed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and a dog was seized
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Mum of teen who survived in wreckage for 48 hours as 3 pals killed blasts cops
Anna Certowicz, who is nursing her girl Sophie Russon, 20, back to health, believes officers were far too casual and ignored their fears when they reported the pals missing in Cardiff
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Man squeezed woman’s face so hard her teeth fell out in 'sickening' assault
CCTV footage secretly recorded by the victim in the lounge of her home in Blaenau Gwent, South Wales, showed Lewis Thomas dragging her across the floor by her hair and legs during the “truly awful” assault on February 10, 2020
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Probe launched after ref allegedly assaulted by coach in women's football match
The South Wales Football Association has launched an investigation into the alleged incident at an amateur women’s football match in South Wales, which Gwent Police said involved two men and left one suffering facial injuries
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All we know about Cardiff crash - from mystery passenger to delay in finding car
All five were in a Volkswagen Tiguan that came off the A48(M) in Cardiff and crashed into trees in the St Mellons area of the city in the early hours of last Saturday
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Mystery 5th passenger dropped off before smash that killed 3 friends is named
Joel Lia, 27, has been named as the mystery fifth passenger in the Volkswagen Tiguan before it crashed in St Mellons, Cardiff, killing Eve Smith and Darcy Ross, both 21, as well as Rafel Jeanne, 24
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Schoolboy, 13, fighting for life after being struck by gritter lorry
Police have arrested a lorry driver after a teenage boy was involved in a collision while walking to school in Caerphilly, Wales, suffering injuries that are thought to be life-threatening
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Police hunt sixth passenger who left car shortly before three killed in smash
A spokesman for South Wales Police has confirmed the force is investigating a sixth passenger who was dropped off by the group of friends, before the crash which killed three
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Devastated sister hits out at police over delay before 3 bodies found in car
A police watchdog has launched an investigation into two Welsh forces' responses to missing persons reports, amid allegations they did not take matters seriously
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Police to be investigated after crash victims lay dead in wreckage for 2 days
Gwent Police and South Wales Police had confirmed that four separate missing person reports were made - three on Saturday evening, then one the next day - but did not issue a public appeal for help until 11pm on Sunday
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Cops release timeline and new details of triple-fatal smash after 2-day search
Friends Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, all from Newport, had been on a night out at the Muffler bar and club in Maesglas, Newport, on Friday evening before they are thought to have headed to Trecco Bay in Porthcawl
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Hundreds attend vigil for crash victims as cops slammed over handling of search
Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died in the accident while Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, survived but remain in a critical condition, according to police
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10 key questions over Cardiff crash mystery as tragedy probe continues
South Wales Police and neighbouring force Gwent Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office of Police Conduct, after it took officers 46 hours to find the wreckage of a fatal car crash
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Man who found Cardiff crash car wreck slams police search for 'best friend'
A father whose son is friends with Cardiff crash victim Rafel Jeanne has criticised Gwent Police for not searching for the five friends sooner after they disappeared overnight on Friday
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Cardiff crash victims drove 85 miles before tragedy on night out
Two of the crash victims had shared a Snapchat post of themselves together just hours before the deadly crash, and CCTV footage showed the group inside the car at around 2am
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Watchdog 'urgently' assessing how police handled search for three dead pals
Both South Wales Police and neighbouring force Gwent Police said they have referred themselves to the IOPC after it took officers 46 hours to find the wreckage in Cardiff - and inspectors are tackling the case as a matter of urgency
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Mum says 'my daughter lay in wreckage calling for help' after crash kills 3 pals
Sophie Russon, 20, remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a bleed on the brain and fractures to her neck, spine, and face in the crash, which killed three others
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TV extra arrested at scene where three pals lay dead for two days after crash
Police investigating a crash which killed three childhood friends and seriously injured another two at the weekend have arrested a man who visited the scene of the tragedy
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Mum's fury at police after daughter trapped in car for 2 days with 3 dead pals
Anna Certowicz has told how she desperately drove around South Wales searching for her daughter, Sophie Russon, after police allegedly told her to "stop calling"
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Aerial pictures show exactly where three friends died in horror car crash
Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, were last seen in the early hours of Saturday, alongside Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32; both from Cardiff
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Nightclub car crash victims named by police with two in 'critical condition'
Sophie Russon, 20, Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Shane Loughlin, 32, were travelling in Volkswagen Tiguan which was later found in the St Mellons area of Cardiff
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Mum says she drove 3 times past car crash where daughter lay with dead friends
Sophie Russon, 20, was one of five in a car that crashed in South Wales killing three of her friends and now her mum has told how she drove "three times" past the site as she desperately looked for her
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