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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.
CHILD RAPIST FROM CHALE HANDED 22-YEAR SENTENCE BY JUDGE
47-year-old David Wells will spend 18 years behind bars - and another 4 years on licence - after being found guilty of raping a child on no less than 6 occasions. Wells, of Chale Street in Chale Green, was charged...
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PROTESTERS OUTSIDE COURT AS OCEAN HOTEL APPEAL GOES BEFORE MAGISTRATES
A group of angry locals have been protesting outside the law courts in Newport this morning (Friday) as an appeal hearing is held over the Section 215 notice served on the Ocean Hotel in Sandown - but the matter has...
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PENSIONER CAUGHT SIPPING FROM HIP FLASK BY CARE STAFF HANDED 12-MONTH DRIVING BAN
An old age pensioner, who has held a clean driving licence for 55 years, has been banned from driving after care home staff alerted Police to him drinking alcohol from a hip flask. Dennis Sinfield, 73, of Youngwoods Way in...
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SANDOWN MAN WHO YELLED ‘BENDER BRIGADE’ AT POLICE FINED £80
A Sandown man who has appeared before the courts no less than 16 times has been fined following his latest appearance after shouting homophobic abuse at Police. Anthony Serjent, 43, of Fort Street, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
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CHARITY TRUSTEE PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO MOWING DOWN TRAFFIC MARSHALL AT CAR BOOT
The chairman of Blue Seas Protection, Garry Oates, has denied charges of dangerous driving and assault occasioning actual bodily harm at an Isle of Wight Crown Court hearing. Oates, of Fort Street in Sandown, appeared before Magistrates on 19th April...
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EAST COWES MAN WHO DISRUPTED TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TO APPEAR IN COURT
An East Cowes man has been charged and will appear in court following the disruption of a town council meeting in March. On 31st March, Simon Wheeler entered a meeting of East Cowes Town Council (ECTC), where the Norris Castle...
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NEW PROTECTIONS FOR RAPE VICTIMS NOW AVAILABLE AT ISLE OF WIGHT CROWN COURT
More victims of rape and sexual offences will be spared the stress of being cross-examined in court under a measure rolled out to a further 14 locations this week - including here on the Isle of Wight. The scheme, which...
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FORMER ISLANDER CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE SEX OFFENCES INCLUDING RAPE OF A CHILD
Former Isle of Wight man Oliver Tatton has been charged with a string of sexual offences - including the rape of an underage girl. Tatton, formerly of Shanklin but now of Worcester, has been charged with no less than 9...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (2ND MAY – 6TH MAY 2022)
Monday 2nd May – Friday 6th May 2022 • Aiden Bryan James Aisher, 29, of Heathfield Road in Freshwater, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order - namely failing to attend unpaid work. The original order was revoked and...
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WELL-KNOWN CRIMINAL PLEADS GUILTY TO BURGLARIES IN SANDOWN AND NEWPORT
51-year-old Gary Dauncey is facing more time behind bars after admitting to 2 burglaries which took place on the Isle of Wight. Dauncey entered an address in Salisbury Way, Sandown in the early hours of 16th November 2020 - some...
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