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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.
DRIVER WITH COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE IN HIS SYSTEM HANDED 2-YEAR DRIVING BAN
An Isle of Wight man has been banned from driving for 2 years after being found with cocaine and amphetamine in his system whilst behind the wheel of a car. 32-year-old Kieran Light, of Berry Close in Newport, pleaded guilty...
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DRUG DRIVER WHO WAS SEEN WEAVING ACROSS THE ROAD HANDED DISQUALIFICATION
40-year-old Richard Hunt has been banned from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to drug driving. Hunt, of Milton Road in Cowes, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Friday morning charged with 1 count of drug...
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25-MONTH BAN FOR BEMBRIDGE MAN WHO CRASHED WHILST 3X THE DRINK-DRIVE LIMIT
27-year-old John Turner has been banned from the roads for 25 months after crashing his car into a hedge whilst 3 times the drink-drive limit. Turner, of High Street in Bembridge, was driving home from a night out playing snooker...
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SUSPENDED SENTENCE AND 3-YEAR BAN FOR DRUG DRIVER WHO CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO CAR
26-year-old Sam Cross has been handed a 20-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and banned from driving for 3 years following a serious collision in Ryde last year, which injured 3 people. Cross, of Longships Way in Reading -...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (21ST FEBRUARY – 25TH FEBRUARY 2022)
Monday 21st February – Friday 25th February 2022 • Angela Vella, 51, of Slade Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to sending an offensive/indecent/obscene/menacing message and changed her plea to guilty for charges of assault by beating and using threatening/abusive/insulting words...
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RYDE MAN DIES AHEAD OF COURT APPEARANCE FOR HISTORIC CHILD SEX ABUSE DATING BACK ALMOST 50 YEARS
A criminal case against a 76-year-old Ryde man accused of a string of historic child sex offences, some dating back 48 years, failed to make it to court as the defendant died ahead of his appearance. Ian Dell, of Corbett...
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£5 MEAT THEFT SEES SERIAL SHOPLIFTER FINED £74 BY THE COURTS
A serial shoplifter has been fined £74 by the courts after stealing £5 of meat from Tesco Express in Lake. James Smith, 37, of Station Avenue in Sandown, pleaded guilty to a single charge of theft from a shop when...
Read moreDetailsDRUG DRIVER CAUGHT AFTER RUNNING OVER MAN’S FOOT IN VENTNOR
37-year-old Thomas Ward has been slapped with a 12-month ban and a £120 fine after being caught drug driving, prompted by an incident in which he allegedly ran over a man's foot. Ward, of Hunts Road in St Lawrence, appeared...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (14TH FEBRUARY – 18TH FEBRUARY 2022)
Monday 14th February – Friday 18th February 2022 • William Cantelo, 21, of Trinity Church Lane, Cowes was found guilty of drink driving (91). He was banned from driving for 24 months and ordered to complete a 12-month community order...
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NEWPORT MAN WHO SMASHED UP 3 CARS ORDERED TO PAY £2,800 COMPENSATION
A Newport man with a lengthy criminal record dating back some 16 years has been handed a 12-month community order and ordered to pay compensation after smashing up 3 vehicles and fleeing from Police. 30-year-old Harry Turnbull, of Westminster Lane...
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