Successful prosecution of Carl Whant

Gregg Taylor QC has led Ieuan Bennett, both from the criminal team at 9 Park Place Chambers, in the successful prosecution of Carl Whant. Mr Whant has been convicted and sentenced to thirty-five years imprisonment after a trial lasting over a month at Newport Crown Court. Mr Whant was found guilty of the murder and rape of his former partner Niktta Grender, destruction of her unborn child and arson. The case attracted substantial local and national press interest due to the nature and gravity of the offences and was the most resource-intensive investigation, in terms of paperwork and manpower, that the Gwent Police force have ever undertaken.