A thug who stamped on his partner's leg and a man who threatened a shop assistant with a broken bottle were among criminals locked up for crimes of violence in North Wales.

There was also a husband who damaged his ill wife's locked bedroom door with a breeze block and a brother who "rampaged" around his sister's home holding a hammer handle looking for her partner.

Here we present a summary of these recent cases. Judges felt their sentencing guidelines meant they had to be sent to prison.

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Darren Roberts

Darren Roberts, 36, of Llawr Pentre, Old Colwyn, was jailed at Mold Crown Court for 16 months for causing grievous bodily harm towards a woman.
Darren Roberts, 36, of Llawr Pentre, Old Colwyn, was jailed at Mold Crown Court for 16 months for causing grievous bodily harm towards a woman.

A man punched and stamped on his former partner, breaking her leg and leaving her with a limp. Darren Roberts' victim needed her left ankle to be re-aligned three times and a metal plate and screws.

The victim Lisa Owen said she has never experienced pain like it and was left going to the toilet using a commode. The assault happened after Roberts, Ms Owen and friends had been on a night out and returned to her home.

Roberts, 36, of Llawr Pentre, Old Colwyn, admitted causing Lisa Owen grievous bodily harm. A judge at Mold Crown Court jailed the defendant for 16 months.

Derryn Grief

Derryn Grief, 28, of Rhydwen Drive, Rhyl, was jailed at Mold Crown Court for a total of 34 months for attempted robbery and assaulting an emergency worker.
Derryn Grief, 28, of Rhydwen Drive, Rhyl, was jailed at Mold Crown Court for a total of 34 months for attempted robbery and assaulting an emergency worker.

A would be robber confronted a shop worker with a broken glass bottle, a court heard. Derryn Grief, 28, had the weapon in the incident in Prestatyn.

Police arrested him days later but he had to be Captor sprayed. He assaulted an officer and damaged a police vehicle. Grief admitted attempted robbery, assaulting an emergency worker and other offences.

A judge at Mold Crown Court jailed him for a total of 34 months. The court heard he had initially gone to Aldi in Prestatyn on October 19 and stole whisky worth £9.99.

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Philip Jones

Philip Jones, 61, of Endsleigh Road, Old Colwyn, was jailed at Caernarfon Crown Court for a month for common assault with six months, to run consecutively, from a suspended sentence.
Philip Jones, 61, of Endsleigh Road, Old Colwyn, was jailed at Caernarfon Crown Court for a month for common assault with six months, to run consecutively, from a suspended sentence.

A husband damaged the door of his ill wife’s locked bedroom with a breeze block. Philip Jones, 61, told his wife of 37 years he just wanted to be friends.

Their marriage had deteriorated and she was ill, with the pair sleeping in separate bedrooms. She had been afraid of the defendant, the court heard, who had already been prosecuted for affray.

Jones, of Endsleigh Road, Old Colwyn, Colwyn Bay , admitted common assault against her on the night of the breeze block incident and causing criminal damage to the door. A judge jailed him for one month for the assault and activated a six-month jail term which had been suspended after the earlier incident, making a sentence of seven months imprisonment in total.

Michael Griffiths

Michael Griffiths, 21, of Meadowbank, Holway, Holywell, was jailed for 12 months for affray.
Michael Griffiths, 21, of Meadowbank, Holway, Holywell, was jailed for 12 months for affray.

A man "rampaged" around his sister's house holding a hammer handle in a family dispute. Michael Griffiths, 21, was looking for her partner who was out.

But he still injured his sister's hand as she tried to take the weapon off him, and a laptop and a door were damaged. His co-accused Jordan Dykins, 25, stayed outside the house with a baseball bat, Mold Crown Court heard.

Both men admitted causing an affray at the property in Bagillt that Saturday afternoon on August 8. A judge jailed Griffiths for 12 months but gave Dykins a suspended sentence.