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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.
THREATS TO BURN DOWN PUB SEES GURNARD MAN JAILED FOR 4 MONTHS
A man who threatened to burn a pub down with everyone still inside has received an immediate 4-month custodial sentence after appearing in court charged with a total of 4 offences. 36-year-old Darren Cook, of Cockleton Lane in Gurnard, appeared...
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BEMBRIDGE MAN ADMITS TO POSSESSING OVER 250 INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN
49-year-old Michael Keywood will appear in the Crown Court next month after admitting to possessing more than 250 indecent images of children, some as young as just 2 years old. Keywood, of Wavesound Close in Bembridge, appeared before the Isle...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (13TH DECEMBER – 17TH DECEMBER 2021)
Monday 13th December – Friday 17th December 2021 • Dale Christopher Gill, 31, of Pyle Street in Newport, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £60 costs. • Rebecca Ormrod (Robert...
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CHILD RAPIST WHO NOW IDENTIFIES AS A WOMAN SENTENCED OVER PRISON OFFICER ASSAULT
A convicted child rapist incarcerated at HMP Isle of Wight has practically escaped any punishment after pleading guilty to assaulting a prison officer. Robert Ormrod, 49, who was jailed in 2016 for the rape of a young girl over a...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (6TH DECEMBER – 10TH DECEMBER 2021)
Monday 6th December – Friday 10th December 2021 • Alex Cooper, 23, of George Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. He was fined £40 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £34 surcharge, to be...
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NUISANCE NEIGHBOUR WHO PLAYED LOUD MUSIC GIVEN CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE
A man recently jailed for 2 years for threatening a woman with an axe has appeared in court again, this time for playing music so loud that Environmental Health had to step in. Tomas Bateman, 32, now of Her Majesty's...
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DODGY ELECTRICS ON CAR LED TO POLICE DISCOVERING DRIVER HAD CANNABIS IN HIS SYSTEM
24-year-old Jake Clarke has been handed a 12-month driving ban after pleading guilty to drug driving - but he was only caught due to some dodgy electrics on his car. Clarke, of Sandcroft Avenue in Ryde, appeared in front of...
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NEWPORT MAN WHO DRUNKENLY CRASHED INTO 8 PARKED CARS HANDED DRIVING BAN
A 28-year-old man that caused significant damage to 8 vehicles as he drove through the streets of Newport whilst almost 3x the drink-drive limit has been disqualified from driving for 25 months. Marcus Bienek, of Royal Exchange in Newport, appeared...
Read moreDetailsDEATH OF CARE HOME RESIDENT WHO CUT HIS OWN THROAT ‘SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED’, INQUEST HEARS
Coroner Caroline Sumeray A coroner has questioned whether a social care worker with dyslexia, who also 'tired easily', should have been dealing with the mental health records of a care home resident who went on to cut his own throat...
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ARMY RIFLEMAN CAUGHT DRINK DRIVING WHILST EN-ROUTE TO MCDONALD’S FOR LATE NIGHT SNACK
A soldier on leave from the British Army was caught drink driving by Police in East Cowes just 300 yards into his journey to McDonald's drive-thru, a court has heard. George Stevens, 24, who is currently based at Thiepval Barracks...
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