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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 (21ST JUNE – 25TH JUNE 2021)
Monday 21st June - Friday 25th June 2021 • Andrew Mark Barnes, 46, of Sandcove Rise in Seaview was fined £40 after admitting possession of a Class A drug - diamorphine. He was ordered to pay costs of £85 and...
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LOVING AND CARING ROSIE TOOK HER OWN LIFE HOURS BEFORE ‘MEDIATION MEETING’
22-year-old Rosie Johnson, whose disappearance sparked a major search back in June 2019, was found hanging in a tree by colleagues 5 days after she left the campsite where she worked equipped with a length of rope. An inquest held...
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OVER 100 CHILDREN SELF-ISOLATING BUT RULES FOR SCHOOLS ABOUT TO CHANGE
Around 120 schoolchildren across the Isle of Wight are currently self-isolating due to positive COVID cases within the school communities, but the rules are about to change to ensure students remain in classrooms. Some 108 pupils from Cowes Enterprise College...
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DRIVING BAN FOR CANNABIS-SMOKING VISITOR CAUGHT COMING OFF RED FUNNEL FERRY
A man from Luton was caught driving whilst high on cannabis when Red Funnel staff reported him to Police, Magistrates heard this week. Kurtis Smith, 37, of Farley Hill in Luton, Bedfordshire appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
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WOMAN APPEARS IN COURT CHARGED WITH STEALING NEARLY £10,000 OF GOODS FROM SUPERMARKETS
A Newport woman has appeared in court charged with stealing almost £10,000 worth of goods from supermarkets over a 3-month period. Angela Donna Sullivan, 42, of Brickfield Close in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today (Tuesday)...
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HOMELESS AND HUNGRY MAN STOLE MEAT FROM EAST COWES CO-OP
A man who had just 58p in his pocket stole over £40 of meat from a shop in East Cowes because he was hungry, Magistrates heard on Friday. 37-year-old James Smith appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court charged...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (14TH JUNE – 18TH JUNE 2021)
Monday 14th June – Friday 18th June 2021 • Steven Miller, 44, of Standen Avenue in Newport, was fined £80 for breaching a non-molestation order. He was made subject to a 12 month restraining order and ordered to pay costs...
Read moreDetails17-MONTH DRIVING DISQUALIFICATION FOR MUM-OF-2 WHO DROVE TO SANDOWN SHOP
A Sandown mum who drove to a local shop after a family BBQ whilst twice the drink drive limit has been disqualified from driving for 17 months. 28-year-old Connie Rose Hughes, from Sandown, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
Read moreDetailsTHREATENING TO SMASH WINDOWS OF HARBOUR HOUSE LANDS NEWPORT MAN IN COURT
A Newport man has been fined £80 for threatening to smash the windows of a popular bar in Ryde. 28-year-old Samuel Chisholm Bohn, of Mill Lane, appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday where he admitted threatening to damage/destroy property - namely...
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MAN WHO ENJOYED COCAINE OVER FESTIVE PERIOD CAUGHT BEHIND THE WHEEL
21-year-old Joshua Andrew Nicholas Barnes has been banned from driving for 12 months after being caught behind the wheel of his car with cocaine in his system. Barnes, of Church View Close in Cowes, appeared before the Isle of Wight...
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