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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.
MAN WHO DROVE WHILST DRUNK TO GET FORGOTTEN MEDICATION HANDED LENGTHY DRIVING BAN
A man who was caught driving to get some medication he had forgotten whilst drunk has been handed a 20-month driving ban. Daniel Walker, 39, of Cliff Path in Sandown, pleaded guilty to 1 count of drink driving when he...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (17TH OCTOBER – 21ST OCTOBER 2022)
Monday 17th October – Friday 21st October 2022 • Harvey Lawrence Biggington, 29, of Monkton Street in Ryde, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order. The order was varied to include an additional 10 hours of unpaid work. He...
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PENSIONER COULD FACE JAIL TERM AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO ANOTHER KNIFE OFFENCE
A pensioner who waved a knife at his neighbour outside her home in Cowes has pleaded guilty to 2 offences at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this week. Kenneth Berry, 72, of Weston Road in Cowes, pleaded guilty to...
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PROLIFIC SHOPLIFTER WITH OVER 25 PREVIOUS OFFENCES HANDED SUSPENDED SENTENCE
A Sandown man who stole over £1,000 of alcohol has been given a suspended prison sentence - but not before already being convicted of 25 previous theft offences. Richard Sullivan, 47, of Fort Mews in Sandown pleaded guilty to 3...
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VOYEURISTIC MALE USED SELF-SOURCED INDECENT IMAGES TO MASTURBATE OVER
An Isle of Wight man who took secret videos of people getting changed pleaded guilty to voyeurism and indecent image charges when he appeared in front of Magistrates yesterday (Tuesday). Andrew Taylor, 59, of Woodside Close in Northwood, pleaded guilty...
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MG DRIVER WHO CRASHED AT TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN WHITWELL HANDED 9 POINTS ON HIS LICENCE
A driver from Totland who crashed into another vehicle at a set of temporary traffic lights in Whitwell, before driving home along the Military Road with a damaged car, has pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. Vincent...
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MAN THREATENED TO EJACULATE OVER GIRLS AFTER RACIALLY ABUSING ONE OF THEM COURT HEARS
A mainland man who aimed a tirade of verbal and offensive abuse at a group of women on Ryde Seafront in June - but claims he can't remember doing so - has seen his case sent to the Crown Court....
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NEWPORT MAN WHO THREATENED COUSIN WITH HAMMER HANDED 4-WEEK SENTENCE
A man who threatened his cousin with a hammer as she tried to visit her uncle's house has been handed a 4-week concurrent prison sentence. Harrison Blake, 24, of HMP Winchester, pleaded guilty to 1 count of threat to damage/destroy,...
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WOMAN FOUND WITH 8.5G OF HEROIN AT HER HOME IN SHANKLIN PLEADS GUILTY
An Isle of Wight woman who was in possession of 8.5g of heroin when Police searched her house earlier this year has pleaded guilty to a possession charge. Gemma Case, 45, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to 1 count...
Read moreDetailsSERIAL SHOPLIFTER AVOIDS JAIL TIME AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO LATEST THEFT OFFENCE
Prolific shoplifter Warren Russell was sentenced to yet another community order after he pleaded guilty to a theft offence this week. Warren Russell, 39, of Green Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 1 count of theft from a shop when...
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