ECHOES FROM THE SWANSEA ASSIZES
ECHOES FROM THE SWANSEA ASSIZES ATTACK ON A YOUNG GIRL — APPEALS DISMISSED In July 1926 , the South Wales Daily Post reported upon two grave matters brought before the Court of Criminal Appeal , each arising from the recent proceedings at the Swansea Assizes . Llewellyn Idris Timpkin — A Case of “Very Evil Kind” The first appeal was lodged by Llewellyn Idris Timpkin , who sought to overturn both his conviction and the sentence of five years’ penal servitude imposed for an offence committed against a 17‑year‑old girl . The Lord Chief Justice , reviewing the evidence, declared the affair to be “a very bad instance of a case of a very evil kind.” The assault, as presented before the Assizes, was violent, prolonged, and of such cruelty that the young victim was left in a state of deep distress , at one point contemplating self‑destruction . The Court found no grounds upon which to disturb the verdict or the sentence. The appeal was dismissed . SECOND SWANSEA CASE — WIFE AND SON WOUNDE...
