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Find all the latest news from the courts, including the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court, Crown Court and Coroner's Court. Please note: A defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule 5.8, as agreed by HMCTS and the Society of Editors and approved by the Lord Chancellor. Names/details of convictions will not be removed on the basis of the convicted individual or their families requesting such action.
DRUNKEN MAN ENTERED WRONG HOME WHERE OCCUPANT SLEPT BEFORE COMMITTING ASSAULT
A Wroxall man who walked into a random house after consuming 6 pints and the drug ketamine, before assaulting the homeowner and causing criminal damage, has pleaded guilty to 2 offences at court. Todd Eldridge, 25, of Mountfield Road in...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (21ST NOVEMBER – 25TH NOVEMBER 2022)
Monday 21st November – Friday 25th November 2022 • Steven Michael Smith, 40, of Badgers Walk in Newport, admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order by not attending unpaid work. His community order was varied to...
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OAKFIELD MAN HANDED FINE AFTER DAMAGING 2 PREMISES IN SPACE OF 90 MINUTES
A man who damaged a window and sign at Ryde Town Club, before stabbing a door at a flat in Oakfield, has been fined £40. Liam Hibberd, 32, of Oak Vale in Oakfield, pleaded guilty to 2 counts of criminal...
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MAN WHO BROKE INTO HOTEL BAR AND STOLE 3 BOTTLES OF WHISKEY PLEADS GUILTY
34-year-old Thomas Evans, who broke into the bar of the Sandown hotel he was living in and stole bottles of whiskey, before then drinking them, has been ordered to pay £100 compensation. Evans, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to...
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DRUNK WHO FAILED TO DISPERSE FROM CHURCH LITTEN FINED BY MAGISTRATES
An alcoholic who was so drunk he didn't remember being told he couldn’t enter Church Litten for 48 hours has appeared in court. Andrew Taylor, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a section 35 direction...
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MAN ACCUSED OF SANDOWN ARSON REMANDED IN CUSTODY TO APPEAR AT CROWN COURT
A 59-year-old man charged with arson following a fire at a property in Sandown last weekend is to appear in the Crown Court early next year. Andrew Turner, of Beachfield Road, was arrested on Saturday after a fire broke out...
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FACE OF AN ABUSER: 70-YEAR-OLD JAILED FOR 15 YEARS AFTER ABUSING 2 YOUNG GIRLS
A Ryde man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for historic child sex offences that happened over 20 years ago here on the Isle of Wight. David Gower, 70, of Warwick Street appeared before Recorder James Bormige at...
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26-YEAR-OLD SANDOWN WOMAN WHO BREACHED CHILD ABDUCTION WARNINGS APPEARS IN COURT
A Sandown woman who continued contact with a child, despite being issued with a child abduction warning notice, has pleaded guilty to child abduction offences at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Ruby Owen, 26, of Fitzroy Street, appeared before...
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29-YEAR-OLD WHO ALLEGEDLY HELD KNIFE TO ELDERLY WOMAN’S THROAT GIVEN CROWN COURT DATE
An Isle of Wight woman who allegedly launched attacks on 2 victims, including holding a blade up to the neck of an elderly woman, will appear at the Isle of Wight Crown Court in the New Year. Jasmine Ford, 29,...
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MORTRAM HANDED NEW COMMUNITY ORDER FOLLOWING ASSAULT OUTSIDE THE FOYER
A 20-year-old who punched another man outside a halfway house in Ryde has pleaded guilty to assault at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Harry Mortram, 20, of Clarendon Street in Newport, appeared in front of Magistrates on Tuesday. Ann...
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