0:00:16 > 0:00:17Good evening.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20A man who beat his girlfriend's 17-month-old son has been found
0:00:20 > 0:00:23guilty of his murder, and jailed for life.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Finley Thomas suffered "catastrophic head injuries" when he was attacked
0:00:26 > 0:00:29at his home near Tonypandy in 2014.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32The child's mother, Chloe Thomas, who helped him cover up the crime,
0:00:32 > 0:00:34admitted child cruelty.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38Caroline Evans reports.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Finley Thomas was just 17 months old when his life ended abruptly
0:00:42 > 0:00:45and brutally at the hands of a man described today as
0:00:45 > 0:00:48manipulative and callous.
0:00:48 > 0:00:5228-year-old Sean Buckley, a drug dealer and boyfriend
0:00:52 > 0:00:55of Finley Thomas's mother, Chloe Thomas.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58She was said to be infatuated with him.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Today, near Tonypandy, where the little boy
0:01:01 > 0:01:04lived his short life, those who knew him are
0:01:04 > 0:01:07deeply saddened by his killing.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10He was a lovely pretty before boy. Pretty baby.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13It was re-heartbreaking, really upsetting
0:01:13 > 0:01:15and quite distressing.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17He was just an innocent little baby.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20You can't treat a child like that, it's just awful.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23The toddler had been left at home here with Buckley
0:01:23 > 0:01:24on the day he died.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Doctors later found he'd suffered what were described
0:01:26 > 0:01:29as catastrophic head injuries.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Killed, said the prosecution, when Sean Buckley struck him
0:01:32 > 0:01:36with or against a garden chair.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Together, Thomas and Buckley covered up the little boy's murder.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42They claimed he had fallen down the stairs.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46But the investigation into his death revealed this was a lie.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49A pattern of bruising on his head matched a chair in another
0:01:49 > 0:01:51part of the house.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54He was only 17 months old when he died in the care
0:01:54 > 0:01:57of the people who should have done more than any others
0:01:57 > 0:01:58to nurture him, to keep him safe.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Once again, I appeal to the public to respect the judicial process,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and I urge you to carefully consider any messages you might
0:02:04 > 0:02:05post on social media.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Safeguarding is everyone's business.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11If you have any suspicions or concerns about any vulnerable
0:02:11 > 0:02:16members of your community, then please contact the police.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Partway through the trial, Chloe Thomas changed her plea
0:02:18 > 0:02:21to admit child cruelty.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Today, the jury at Cardiff Crown Court found 28-year-old Sean Buckley
0:02:25 > 0:02:30guilty to both murder and to child cruelty.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Passing sentence, the judge told Buckley that taking advantage
0:02:33 > 0:02:37of Chloe Thomas's guilty plea "to absolve yourself
0:02:37 > 0:02:41"of blame illustrates the depth to which you'll stoop."
0:02:41 > 0:02:46She sentenced him to life with a minimum term of 17 years.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Chloe Thomas will be sentenced at a later date.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Caroline Evans reporting.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56The polls have closed and the votes are being counted across Wales
0:02:56 > 0:02:59in the EU referendum.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01The first results are likely to start coming through in the early
0:03:01 > 0:03:05hours, and the overall results for Wales will be announced
0:03:05 > 0:03:10in Flintshire around breakfast time tomorrow morning.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13A man from Swansea convicted of killing his landlord has been
0:03:13 > 0:03:14sentenced to life in prison.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17David Ellis, who is 41, was found guilty of the murder
0:03:17 > 0:03:19of Alec Warburton yesterday.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24He'll serve at least 26 years.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26A man who continually breached a restraining order preventing him
0:03:26 > 0:03:29from harassing a singer from Prestatyn has been
0:03:29 > 0:03:31jailed for a third time.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Anthony Mantova was given a 12 month sentence after posting offensive
0:03:35 > 0:03:39comments about Chloe Hopkins online.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44She has said she would rather he had psychiatric help.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Uncertainty over the date when electrified trains will start
0:03:46 > 0:03:50running to Swansea is affecting potential investment in the city.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52That's according to the chair of the city's Business
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Improvement District.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Network Rail says electrification is due to arrive between 2019
0:03:57 > 0:04:05and 2024, the exact date and cost is "to be confirmed."
0:04:05 > 0:04:08It's quite late in the day, really, for Network Rail to not be
0:04:08 > 0:04:13giving us some certainty and some costing decisions.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16And we need to ensure that businesses are going to look
0:04:16 > 0:04:21towards this region for inward investment.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23A motorcyclist from Caerphilly has been arrested on suspicion
0:04:23 > 0:04:26of dangerous driving after colliding with a police officer
0:04:26 > 0:04:29who was on duty in Senghenydd.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32The 41-year-old man was riding an off-road bike along
0:04:32 > 0:04:35the high street last night, when the officer was struck.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39He suffered minor injuries.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41No legal action will be taken against a failed drone
0:04:41 > 0:04:42company in Pembrokeshire.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45The council investigated the Torquing Group after complaints
0:04:45 > 0:04:47following its collapse.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52Thousands of backers invested over ?2 million in the Zano mini-drone
0:04:52 > 0:04:54through crowdfunding.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56But, last November, they lost their money,
0:04:56 > 0:05:01after the company went in to voluntary liquidation.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Aled Sion Davies has been selected as one of 13 track
0:05:03 > 0:05:08and field athletes in Team GB for the Rio Paralympics
0:05:08 > 0:05:11in the F42 Shot put category.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Cardiff-based Hollie Arnold will also be on the same plane.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20She's been selected to compete in the F46 Javelin category.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Let's see what the weather has in store for us.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Here's Sue Charles with the forecast.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Good evening.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28It was mostly dry and bright today but not quite as fine tomorrow.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Sunny spells, also a few sharp showers.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It has been settled today between these two weather fronts,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38but low pressure in the Atlantic edges closer bringing a greater
0:05:38 > 0:05:40shower risk tomorrow.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43So, overnight, dry for a time but some thicker cloud ahead of that
0:05:43 > 0:05:46front developing further west, followed by a few showers.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Another mild night at 11-14 Celsius.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52And then tomorrow, it's a day of sunny spells,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55variable cloud but also a few showers.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57And that front is bringing scattered showers across
0:05:57 > 0:06:04Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland and England.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06The east holding onto the dryer, brighter weather the longest.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Temperatures holding up into the 20s further east, but, in the showers,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13across northern Scotland, more like 15-16 Celsius.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16And for Wales later tomorrow, sunny spells, some sharp showers,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18especially further north.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Westerly winds, brisk along the coast, and staying relatively
0:06:21 > 0:06:25warm at 16-19 Celsius.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Tomorrow night into Saturday, low pressure bringing
0:06:27 > 0:06:30thicker cloud and some showers.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32So, a chance of showers early on Saturday, and then
0:06:32 > 0:06:36generally brightening up, turning dryer later in the day,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39fewer showers, cloudy at times, and with winds turning
0:06:39 > 0:06:44more north-westerly, not quite as warm at 15-18 Celsius.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47And then Sunday is looking largely dry and settled in the morning
0:06:47 > 0:06:53but a chance of a few showers later, more likely in the north and west.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55And that is Wales Today.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Back now to David Dimbleby for the EU Referendum results programme.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59There will be updates from here in Wales
0:06:59 > 0:07:01throughout the night, the first at 11:30pm.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Have a good night.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Tom