23/06/2016 BBC Wales Today


23/06/2016

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Good evening.

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A man who beat his girlfriend's 17-month-old son has been found

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guilty of his murder, and jailed for life.

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Finley Thomas suffered "catastrophic head injuries" when he was attacked

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at his home near Tonypandy in 2014.

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The child's mother, Chloe Thomas, who helped him cover up the crime,

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admitted child cruelty.

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Caroline Evans reports.

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Finley Thomas was just 17 months old when his life ended abruptly

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and brutally at the hands of a man described today as

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manipulative and callous.

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28-year-old Sean Buckley, a drug dealer and boyfriend

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of Finley Thomas's mother, Chloe Thomas.

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She was said to be infatuated with him.

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Today, near Tonypandy, where the little boy

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lived his short life, those who knew him are

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deeply saddened by his killing.

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He was a lovely pretty before boy. Pretty baby.

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It was re-heartbreaking, really upsetting

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and quite distressing.

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He was just an innocent little baby.

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You can't treat a child like that, it's just awful.

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The toddler had been left at home here with Buckley

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on the day he died.

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Doctors later found he'd suffered what were described

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as catastrophic head injuries.

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Killed, said the prosecution, when Sean Buckley struck him

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with or against a garden chair.

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Together, Thomas and Buckley covered up the little boy's murder.

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They claimed he had fallen down the stairs.

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But the investigation into his death revealed this was a lie.

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A pattern of bruising on his head matched a chair in another

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part of the house.

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He was only 17 months old when he died in the care

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of the people who should have done more than any others

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to nurture him, to keep him safe.

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Once again, I appeal to the public to respect the judicial process,

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and I urge you to carefully consider any messages you might

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post on social media.

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Safeguarding is everyone's business.

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If you have any suspicions or concerns about any vulnerable

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members of your community, then please contact the police.

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Partway through the trial, Chloe Thomas changed her plea

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to admit child cruelty.

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Today, the jury at Cardiff Crown Court found 28-year-old Sean Buckley

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guilty to both murder and to child cruelty.

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Passing sentence, the judge told Buckley that taking advantage

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of Chloe Thomas's guilty plea "to absolve yourself

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"of blame illustrates the depth to which you'll stoop."

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She sentenced him to life with a minimum term of 17 years.

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Chloe Thomas will be sentenced at a later date.

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Caroline Evans reporting.

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The polls have closed and the votes are being counted across Wales

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in the EU referendum.

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The first results are likely to start coming through in the early

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hours, and the overall results for Wales will be announced

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in Flintshire around breakfast time tomorrow morning.

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A man from Swansea convicted of killing his landlord has been

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sentenced to life in prison.

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David Ellis, who is 41, was found guilty of the murder

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of Alec Warburton yesterday.

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He'll serve at least 26 years.

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A man who continually breached a restraining order preventing him

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from harassing a singer from Prestatyn has been

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jailed for a third time.

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Anthony Mantova was given a 12 month sentence after posting offensive

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comments about Chloe Hopkins online.

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She has said she would rather he had psychiatric help.

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Uncertainty over the date when electrified trains will start

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running to Swansea is affecting potential investment in the city.

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That's according to the chair of the city's Business

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Improvement District.

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Network Rail says electrification is due to arrive between 2019

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and 2024, the exact date and cost is "to be confirmed."

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It's quite late in the day, really, for Network Rail to not be

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giving us some certainty and some costing decisions.

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And we need to ensure that businesses are going to look

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towards this region for inward investment.

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A motorcyclist from Caerphilly has been arrested on suspicion

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of dangerous driving after colliding with a police officer

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who was on duty in Senghenydd.

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The 41-year-old man was riding an off-road bike along

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the high street last night, when the officer was struck.

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He suffered minor injuries.

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No legal action will be taken against a failed drone

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company in Pembrokeshire.

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The council investigated the Torquing Group after complaints

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following its collapse.

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Thousands of backers invested over ?2 million in the Zano mini-drone

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through crowdfunding.

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But, last November, they lost their money,

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after the company went in to voluntary liquidation.

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Aled Sion Davies has been selected as one of 13 track

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and field athletes in Team GB for the Rio Paralympics

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in the F42 Shot put category.

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Cardiff-based Hollie Arnold will also be on the same plane.

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She's been selected to compete in the F46 Javelin category.

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Let's see what the weather has in store for us.

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Here's Sue Charles with the forecast.

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Good evening.

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It was mostly dry and bright today but not quite as fine tomorrow.

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Sunny spells, also a few sharp showers.

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It has been settled today between these two weather fronts,

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but low pressure in the Atlantic edges closer bringing a greater

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shower risk tomorrow.

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So, overnight, dry for a time but some thicker cloud ahead of that

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front developing further west, followed by a few showers.

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Another mild night at 11-14 Celsius.

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And then tomorrow, it's a day of sunny spells,

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variable cloud but also a few showers.

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And that front is bringing scattered showers across

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Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland and England.

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The east holding onto the dryer, brighter weather the longest.

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Temperatures holding up into the 20s further east, but, in the showers,

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across northern Scotland, more like 15-16 Celsius.

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And for Wales later tomorrow, sunny spells, some sharp showers,

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especially further north.

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Westerly winds, brisk along the coast, and staying relatively

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warm at 16-19 Celsius.

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Tomorrow night into Saturday, low pressure bringing

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thicker cloud and some showers.

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So, a chance of showers early on Saturday, and then

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generally brightening up, turning dryer later in the day,

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fewer showers, cloudy at times, and with winds turning

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more north-westerly, not quite as warm at 15-18 Celsius.

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And then Sunday is looking largely dry and settled in the morning

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but a chance of a few showers later, more likely in the north and west.

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And that is Wales Today.

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Back now to David Dimbleby for the EU Referendum results programme.

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There will be updates from here in Wales

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throughout the night, the first at 11:30pm.

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Have a good night.

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Tom

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