2026-10-01 · BBC News
🔮 Gareth Ritter, 44, of Bryngwyn, in Monmouthshire, was in the middle of giving evidence in his defence when his barrister asked for the charge to be put to him again.
Ritter, who was also a prominent member of a number of brass bands, was asked to stand up and, when asked how he pleaded, he said "guilty".
He was told all of the charges he had admitted carried a custodial sentence and the court would consider immediate custody. assertive