At the time of the attack the 19-year-old was being investigated for a string of sexual offences involving young teenage girls. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Rebecca Thomas, of Heol Dulais, Birchgrove in Swansea, had been in a relationship with David Robinson which ended four months before the incident. 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She said the assault has left her feeling low and depressed. Link/Page Citation Byline: Jason Evans When Margaret Rogers died in 1908 the local paper noted she had a "pretty wit and much intelligence". The court heard he has no previous convictions. The court heard the woman managed to get away from the teenager and rang her mother who drove to town to collect her. However he soon began talking about sexual matters, asking her what she thought about the attractiveness of a female passenger who walked past and whether she wanted to have sex with her. Three men were believed to have been involved in the assault. John Hipkin said though a pre-sentence report mentioned Goodridge's "rejection" issues since childhood the defendant "cannot begin to explain why he acted the way he did". First published on Mon 29 Aug 2022 08.06 EDT. 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Read more: Get the latest court cases sent to your email inbox with our Crime & Punishment newsletter. The sad life and death of 'Mad Maggie' the Swansea woman with 275 convictions for drunkenness; Margaret Rogers' drunken behaviour - and her many appearances in court - became well-known in Edwadrian Swansea. We would like to offer thanks to the community who aided the victim prior to attendance of emergency services, and later assisted the police investigation. Recorder David Harris told Grzesica he had carried out a prolonged assault on a woman he was having an extra-marital affair with, an assault which had included strangulation. Swansea Crown Court heard the 27-year-old has "rejection" issues. But he was spared a jail term owing to his age, Get the latest court and crime news from WalesOnline. Assault can be defined as an intentional act which threatens violence and causes the claimant the feeling of expectation of immediate unlawful force. Call 0808 80 10 800, text 0786 007 7333, email info@livefearfreehelpline.wales or go to gov.wales/live-fear-free. British Transport Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted on a rail replacement bus service between Ferryside and Carmarthen train stations. The prosecutor said the woman was later able to flee the room and went down to the hotel reception desk where she asked staff to call the police. The garage owner then bombarded his lover with texts and messages in an attempt to get her to withdraw her complaint to the police. South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses after a 20 year-old woman was assaulted in a park area off Primrose Hill, Mount Pleasant, Swansea. In an impact statement read to court the woman the experience had left her "a wreck", feeling anxious about going out alone, and reluctant to return to the bus station in case she bumped into her attacker again. 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In an impact statement which was read to the court the woman said she keeps getting flashback where she sees Grzesica's fists, feet, and head coming towards her face. He told the defendant he has "major problems in terms of sexual attitudes" about not just young girls but also older women and even his mother. Alun Wyn Roberts, 59, had also been found guilty of a third sexual assault relating to a woman . Daniel Pickering has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Matthew Thomas in Neath on 15th July 2022. Of which: 25,734 were crimes of "assault without injury on. At the time of the assault Mason was being investigated for a sending indecent images of himself to 12 and 13-year-old girls he had met on the messaging service Snapchat including live-streaming himself performing a sex act and causing another young girl to engage in sexual activity. ", The indecent assaults took place in and around Singleton Park. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. UPDATE: A 24-year-old man has now been arrested in connection with this incident and he currently remains in police custody.