Courts

46-year-old Julie Brown, a former care home manager who stole hundreds of pounds from a vulnerable resident's bank account, has been handed a 32-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. Brown, of Slade Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 1...

44-year-old Norton Downer has pleaded not guilty to a string of offences, including arson, following 2 separate incidents in Newport. Downer, of Madeira Lane in Freshwater, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court last Thursday accused of 4 offences...

Monday 15th August – Friday 19th August 2022 • Adam Thompson, 42, of Hookes Way, Newport, pleaded guilty to sexual assault on a female aged 16 or over. He was sentenced to a 3-year community order with 50 rehabilitation days and...

A grockle down for the Cowes Week celebrations, who was arrested after driving an e-scooter 40 yards whilst drunk, pleaded guilty at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Robert John Curtis, 62, of Hindon Lane, in Tisbury, Wiltshire,...

Joshua James Hunt, who was the first person in the country to be convicted of non-fatal strangulation, has avoided an immediate prison sentence. Non-fatal strangulation became an offence in its own right, separate to assault, on 7th June this year,...

57-year-old Yoawapha Berry has been handed a 44-month driving ban after crashing her car into a ditch whilst 3x the drink-drive limit - her 2nd conviction for drink driving in the past 7 years. Berry, of Trattles Court in Newport,...

A 40-year-old man from Wroxall, who is accused of failing to provide a specimen of breath following a crash, has pleaded not guilty to the charge against him. Nigel Brayley, of Clarence Road in Wroxall, appeared before the Isle of...

Councillor Daryll Pitcher, who is accused of historic sexual offences dating back to the 1980s, has pleaded not guilty to 3 charges and will now stand trial at the Isle of Wight Crown Court. The 46-year-old, of Norman Way in...

28-year-old Jack Tregoning from Ryde, who crashed into a Police car before running away, appeared before the courts and pleaded guilty to 5 different offences on Friday.  Tregoning, of Alexandra Road, admitted failing to stop, failing to provide, driving without...

28-year-old Violet Prichard, who attempted to drive from Freshwater to Ryde whilst more than twice the drink-drive limit, but crashed, has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 20 months. Prichard, of Park Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to...