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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.
LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (14TH MARCH – 18TH MARCH 2022)
Monday 14th March – Friday 18th March 2022 • Kelvin Parker, 30, of Barton Road in Newport, pleaded guilty to common assault. He was given a 6-month conditional discharge with the court taking into account the fact that Parker is...
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MAN WHO THREATENED TO STAB POLICE HANDED SUSPENDED SENTENCE
A man who called Police stating he intended to harm himself before then threatening to stab anyone who came near him, which resulted in a stand-off situation with officers, has been handed a 15-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months....
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3 PLEAD GUILTY TO PROLONGED GROUP ATTACK OF MAN IN SANDOWN
3 local criminals have appeared in court once again - this time for assaulting a man in the middle of the street during a 'prolonged group attack' in Sandown. Emma James, 37, of Newport Road in Ventnor appeared at the...
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MATHERS AVOIDS JAIL DESPITE BREACHING SUSPENDED SENTENCE
44-year-old Charlotte Mathers has escaped being sent to jail despite pleading guilty to an offence that put her in breach of a suspended prison sentence issued by the Crown Court. Mathers, of Terrace Road in Newport, previously pleaded guilty to...
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ALLEGED FRAUDSTER COULD FACE 6-WEEK CROWN COURT TRIAL OVER £100,000 LOSSES
Preparations are underway for a 5 to 6 week trial in the criminal case against alleged fraudster Simon Regan, who has been charged with 3 counts of fraud involving around 40 victims, many of them elderly. Regan, 56, of Barrows...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (28TH FEBRUARY – 4TH MARCH 2022)
Monday 28th February – Friday 4th March 2022 • Geoffrey Macey, 41, of Swains Road in Bembridge, pleaded guilty to failing to stop after a road accident. He was handed 5 penalty points on his licence, fined £265 and ordered...
Read moreDetailsSEX OFFENDER WHO FAILED TO DECLARE CREDIT CARD HANDED £80 FINE
A registered sex offender from Ryde who failed to declare a new credit card to Police within 3 days has been fined £80 by the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Peter Bains, 65, of West Street in Ryde, appeared before...
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MAN WHO SMASHED UP SUPPORTED ACCOMODATION WITH CURTAIN POLE ORDERED TO PAY £250 COMPENSATION
41-year-old Daniel Kilshaw appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court once again on Tuesday, where he pleaded guilty to criminal damage. The court heard that it was on 20th February this year that Police were called to Sandham House...
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DRUG DRIVER WHO HAD BEEN SMOKING CANNABIS FOR 17 YEARS CAUGHT IN NEWPORT
34-year-old David Mitchell has been handed a 12-month driving ban after being caught drug driving - with admissions in court that he had been smoking cannabis as a method of pain relief for up to 17 years. The Isle of...
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SPEEDING OUT OF EAST COWES LEADS TO DRINK DRIVING CONVICTION FOR 21-YEAR-OLD COWES MAN
A local football coach who made the 'foolish' decision to drink-drive was caught by Police as he was speeding out of East Cowes, the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard this week. Kian Mooney, 21, of Pelham Road in Cowes,...
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