There were a number of shocking cases heard throughout courts in Wales in 2022 but no crime is more serious than taking the life of another person. Those convicted of murder automatically receive life imprisonment with a minimum tariff which often lasts decades. Those convicted of manslaughter receive more lenient sentences but have to live with the fact they have ended another human life.
The most important people to remember when it comes to these cases are the victims who no longer have their own voice. These range from a five-year-old schoolboy brutally murdered and dumped in a river by his own family to a respected doctor beaten to death in a targeted homophobic attack. Here is the full list of the killers who have been sentenced in Wales in 2022.
