It is time for our monthly round-up of some of the criminals locked up in Wales in the past month.
This month they include three men who killed a father-to-be in a what was described in court as a "brutal murder", a mum whose daughter drowned in the bath while she was on the phone, and a man who killed a child killer by stabbing him 26 times with a screwdriver.
Here are their faces and their crimes.
Ieuan Harley
He was jailed for life for the brutal murder of child killer David Gaut, who was stabbed 26 times with a screwdriver after neighbours discovered the truth about his past.
The 23-year-old, who does not have a fixed address, killed Mr Gaut after learning the ex-convict had served more than 32 years behind bars for murdering a child.
Mr Justice Clive Lewis sentenced Harley to life with a minimum term of 24 years.
Darran Evesham and David Osborne
The pair were jailed alongside Harley for covering up the murder of child killer David Gaut.
They were both sentenced for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
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Dwayne Edgar, Jake Whelan and Robert Lainsbury
The three were jailed for life for the "brazen, vicious and brutal" murder of a young father-to-be.
Lynford Brewster, 29, was stabbed to death in broad daylight when his killers left him in a pool of blood on the ground.
The three were convicted of his murder after a retrial and have each been jailed for life.
Killers of young father-to-be Lynford Brewster jailed for 'vicious and brutal' attack
Sarah Morris
The mum was sentenced to three years in prison after her baby daughter drowned when she was left unattended in the bath.
Jurors had heard Rosie was 13 months old and in the bath with her twin when she was left alone for “prolonged periods” and she drowned at Morris’ then home in Greenfield, Flintshire .
The court heard Morris was on the phone to her then partner Sarah Swindles for almost 50 minutes while toddler Rosie was in the bath.
Baby drowned in bath while mum spent 47 minutes on phone to girlfriend
David Bundock
The former primary school head teacher, who was awarded an MBE for services to education, was caught by paedophile hunters trying to meet a 15-year-old boy.
Bundock, who was recognised for his work by the Queen in 2004, was caught in a sting after exchanging lurid messages on Grindr with an account purportedly belonging to an underage boy.
Ex-primary school head teacher sped away from paedophile hunters after grooming 'boy, 15' on Grindr
Damion Harris
The arsonist was jailed for 16 years after setting fire to a hotel in Aberystwyth.
Drunk 31-year-old Harris was venting his frustration after a woman at a nightclub had spurned him. He set fire to a cupboard full of linen, engulfing the hotel in flames, killing one man, and causing £5m of damage.
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Michael Samuel
The drug dealer tried to hide his stash of cannabis from the police by putting it down his pants – but the smell gave him away.
Samuel was in the back of a police vehicle as the smell grew stronger and stronger and eventually admitted he had stuffed the Class B drug in his underwear.
Drug dealer tried to hide stash of cannabis from police by putting it down his pants
Luke Prole
The delivery driver knocked a pubgoer out cold with a single punch and left him with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
Prole walked out of the Castle Hotel in Blaenavon following the assault and left his victim George Edwards lying unconscious on the floor by the pool table.
Delivery driver knocked pubgoer out cold with single punch causing fractured skull
Wayne Owen
He set fire to a large commercial bin outside a pub but claimed he was doing a "public service".
Owen set fire to waste at the rear of the pub as the landlord, his wife and baby slept in a flat above.
The first the family knew about the fire was when firefighters turned up.
Man started fire in pub bin as landlord, wife and baby slept upstairs
Gary James
The unemployed benefits claimant's home was raided by police after they suspected he may be a drug dealer because of messages he'd sent on Facebook.
James, 32, was wearing an expensive Tag Heuer watch when officers arrived at his Bridgend home in January, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
Unemployed man on benefits had his home raided by police over Facebook messages
Don Staple
The expectant dad faces missing the birth of his child after being caught with a cannabis factory producing drugs worth £37,000 at his home.
Staple's then-home in System Street in Adamsdown in Cardiff was raided by South Wales Police officers on October 12 last year, a court heard.
Dad-to-be faces missing his child's birth after being jailed over cannabis factory
Daniel Howarth
The sex offender who assaulted young girls over a period of more than 20 years was locked up.
Howarth, 36, from Rhyl, was given a 12-year prison term for attacking three girls.
Sex offender who assaulted girls for more than 20 years is locked up
Brian Gorrigan
The prolific thief threatened a terrified cashier with a hypodermic needle when she tried to stop him from walking out of a Newport supermarket without paying.
Gorrigan pulled the needle out of his jacket and told the shop worker he would stab her when she took hold of his basket as he attempted to leave.
Brandon Hughes
The teenager was locked up after committing a lewd act while peering through the window of a woman’s home.
Hughes was seen by neighbours acting furtively in the vicinity of the house in Denbigh in January this year. He had his trousers around his knees and was looking into the house.
Teenager locked up for lewd act while peering through woman's window
Nicola Carlisle
Carlisle attacked her seriously ill mother in her own home, subjecting her to a "vicious and barbaric" beating.
For an hour she repeatedly punched the pensioner to the face, head and body, pulled her hair, and sunk her teeth into her, leaving her victim covered in bruises and with a fractured wrist.
Daughter subjected seriously ill pensioner mum to 'barbaric' hour-long beating
Miles Bishop
The crime gang member who stole luxury cars from driveways was jailed after he fled the UK mid-trial more than a year ago.
The 35-year-old went on the run to Dubai and Russia before he was eventually detained in Spain.
Convicted luxury car thief jailed after more than a year on the run
Jamie Davies and 17-year-old co-defendant
Davies, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were detained after going on a crime spree armed with knives and screwdrivers.
They robbed one woman of her car and attempted to steal another two cars in the space of a few hours.
Teenagers armed with knives and screwdrivers go on terrifying car-jacking spreePeter Maddock
The cocaine dealer's stash of drugs had such high purity levels that it had to be "cut" before it was sold or it "would kill".
Maddock, 40, of Gwenfro, Wrexham was caught after police became suspicious when they saw his car pull up outside The Acton pub last August.
Wrexham cocaine dealer's drug so pure it had to be 'cut' or it 'would kill'
Aaron Pollard
Aaron Pollard, 23, of Gorseinon in Swansea, pleaded guilty at Swansea Crown Court to sexual activity with a child.
Pollard was jailed for 27 months and a restraining order was made against him contacting the victim for 10 years.
He must sign the sex offenders' register and a sexual offences prevention order was also made.
Paedophile 'plied underage girl with drink and drugs, then had sex with her'
Keegan Doyle
The hit-and-run driver left a 10-year-old boy in a coma then told police he'd "done nothing wrong except for hitting a kid on a bike".
The 23-year-old ran over Alfie Watts as the youngster played on his bike near his home. He had been in the park with his friend but when they realised they'd left their jackets in the park they went back to get them.
The little boy was thrown into the air and Doyle did not even slow down, let alone stop, as he drove away doing 60mph in a 30mph residential zone.
Alan Griffin
The “abusive” man assaulted a 15-month-old baby boy, leaving him with angry red marks and bruises, while the infant’s mother was visiting a relative in hospital.
Griffin – who previously bit a 13-month-old child – was trusted to look after the toddler while his then-partner and the child’s mother went to see her own mum in hospital following an operation.
'Abusive' man assaulted partner's baby as she visited her sick mother
Dylan Forbes
Forbes subjected an ex-partner to repeated assaults and threats.
He breached a restraining order designed to protect the woman numerous times over the Christmas and New Year period and a judge described his behaviour as “coercive and controlling”.
Macauley Davies
The young father pulled a fearsome 10in hunting knife from his jacket to show it off to friends – only for police to spot the deadly weapon.
The 20-year-old was walking with a group of men in Newport city centre on February 4 when he took the bladed weapon from his jacket pocket.
Young dad pulled 10in hunting knife from pocket to show off – in front of a police car
Paul Defraine
The former actor who was known for his portrayal of a music-loving Mod has been jailed for sexually assaulting a child.
Paul Defraine, 46, faced trial at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court charged with eight counts of sexually assaulting a girl under 16.
He denied the accusations but he was found guilty of five counts of sexual assault and not guilty of three counts.
Former actor jailed after repeatedly sexually assaulting child
Laura Evans
The would-be hairdresser smuggled so-called “green crack” into prison hidden in a Kinder egg concealed inside her body.
The contraband was found after eagle-eyed staff spotted the handover taking place during a visit.
Would-be hairdresser smuggled Spice into prison by hiding Kinder egg in her body
Ryan Thomas and Ethan O'Brien
Thomas instigated a street brawl where an axe, golf clubs, and planks of wood were used after telling a man to leave his girlfriend alone.
Co-defendant Ethan O'Brien, then 18, became involved in the attack in Cardiff with their friends on a group of older men who were walking home from a 50th birthday party.
Kieran Hemsley and Neil Abbott
The two friends drunkenly attacked a man they had been drinking with by punching and kicking him in the head.
They had been drinking in Bridgend on February 13 last year when they became involved in an argument with Gareth Farmer at a friend’s house.
Friends attacked drinking partner then kicked him as he lay unconscious
Aled Gray
Gray was the leader of a drugs gang who sought to control the heroin and cocaine market across a large part of Wales.
The pub owner admitted conspiring to supply both Class A drugs and was sent down alongside another 26 conspirators.
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Liza Williams
Williams was "completely naked" when she smashed a police officer's head into a mirror and pulled out clumps of her hair after the officer had asked her to put some clothes on.
She shattered the mirror as she slammed PC Michaela Beck’s head into the glass and punched her colleague PC Alison Thomas before bashing her head against a heated oven.
Anthony Coslett
The woman-beater who failed to turn up to court after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend was seen attacking her in the street the next day.
Coslett, 47, was in a “friend with benefits” relationship with Melanie John when the assaults took place, a court heard.
Woman-beater who skipped court accused of assaulting girlfriend attacked her in street the next day
Robert Bolton
Described as a "committed paedophile", the dad of six asked a 13-year-old girl to send him a 'boyfriend' card for Valentine's Day.
The court heard he went looking for young girls online just weeks after getting out of prison for previous child sex offences.
Paedophile asked 'girl, 13' to send him 'boyfriend' card for Valentine's Day
Leon Hart
Armed with a machete he attacked his neighbour following a falling out over fishing tackle and bait.
The victim needed stitches to wounds on his ear and his hand following the attack.
Shirtless man attacked neighbour with machete as he opened front door
Premsaran Patel
He and his partner pretended they had well-paid jobs and provided fake payslips and various other forged documents to get loans worth tens of thousands of pounds.
Patel, who was not working at the time, claimed he was earning £42,000 a year as a Post Office manager and Smurti Amin claimed she was earning more than £70,000.
Junior Renford
He was jailed after two children were found in a Welsh drug den after being trafficked to Wales from London.
A boy aged 17 and a girl aged just 15 were found when police swooped on a house looking for a drug dealer.
The young girl had a stash of heroin and cocaine hidden in an intimate part of her body.
Two child slaves were found living in a Welsh drug den
Benjamin Ambrose
The amateur boxer knocked out a man in a Cardiff nightclub after punching him in an unprovoked attack.
Ambrose, 30, unleashed a vicious assault on Lance White in Soda in Mill Lane on September 30 last year after the victim accused him of spilling a drink on him.
Amateur boxer knocked man out cold with ferocious punch in busy bar
£2m cocaine gang
A drugs gang responsible for circulating £2m of cocaine were locked up for a combined 68 years.
The eight gang members were responsible for bringing in and distributing £2m of the Class A drug throughout Newport and the surrounding areas.
These were the first half of a 16-strong group of defendants who were investigated for almost two years as part of Operation Finch. The remaining gang members will be sentenced in April.
They were arrested in June last year after a series of raids which involved more than 120 officers in the Maindee and Alway areas of Newport.
£2m cocaine gang jailed for 68 years for flooding Welsh city with drugs
Tyler Rowles
The dad-to-be was locked up for putting false plates on his car before stealing diesel from garages to earn money for his new baby.
Rowles hit three petrol stations in Swansea in quick succession, using cans in the back of his Audi to take more than £180 of fuel.
Stinger blew diesel thief's tyres as he drove off from police after hitting fuel stations
Mark Russell
The 29-year-old was jailed after pointing an air rifle and threatening to shoot two men at his home in Ebbw Vale.
He threatened to "take the side of their faces off" after they accused him of stealing a van.
Man pointed air rifle at accusers and threatened to 'blow side of their faces off'
Elyshia Whiting
She hit a shopkeeper and kicked store shelves while using racially abusive language following an argument about the price of a packet of crisps.
Whiting had to be restrained after striking the proprietor on his shoulder and producing a pair of scissors during the incident witnessed by schoolchildren at a Premier Stores in Cardiff.
Woman armed with scissors racially attacked shopkeeper in row over price of crisps
Meshaq Saunders
Saunders, who posed next to a huge pile of cash in pictures found by police on his mobile phone, was caught with a three-month list of sales totalling £11,000.
He was sent to Swansea by a criminal gang to continue selling heroin and cocaine on the streets when he was wanted by police in London.
The 20-year-old fled the capital after he was identified by an undercover operation and police raided his flat.
Drug dealer who made £11,000 in three months posed with piles of cash
Joshua Stratford
The drug dealer was found with packages of cocaine worth £100,000 and £13,000 in cash when police stopped him while driving for a spot check.
Joshua Stratford, 26, also had Class A drugs stashed in his ex-partner's home in Cardiff.
Police discover £100,000 of cocaine after random stop and search of car
Mark Edwards
"Perfect gentleman" Mark Edwards was seen as kind and attentive by new partner Lisa Thomas – until he launched a terrifying knife attack.
The 53-year-old had previously been jailed for life after stabbing his ex-wife's new partner to death.
'Charming and kind' knife killer seduced mum and then stabbed her in a row
Drug gang
Seventeen people have been jailed and another four given suspended prison terms after police smashed an organised criminal gang that was supplying heroin on the streets of Llanelli.
The eight-month-long Dyfed-Powys Police operation targeted those involved in the sourcing, trafficking, storage, preparation and dealing of the Class A drug.
