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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.
FURTHER BAN FOR DISQUALIFIED DRIVER AFTER CRASHING INTO SEAVIEW HOME
An Isle of Wight man who crashed into a house in Seaview and tried to flee the scene has been disqualified from driving - again. 32-year-old James Simon Birchenough, of no fixed abode, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
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6 POINTS FOR EAST COWES MAN CAUGHT DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENCE NOR INSURANCE
38-year-old Michael Leigh Phillips has been given 6 points on his licence and fined £240 for driving without a licence and without insurance, as well as possession of cocaine. Police were tipped off on 4th June this year about a...
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DRINK DRIVER CAUGHT AFTER PARTNER CALLED POLICE FOLLOWING ARGUMENT
A drink driver who travelled from Lake to Ryde whilst under the influence was caught after his own partner called Police, the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court has heard this week. 31-year-old Luke Jake Rose, of Lea Road in Lake,...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (7TH JUNE – 11TH JUNE 2021)
Monday 7th June – Friday 11th June 2021 • David William Adams, 24, of Cowes Road in Newport was given a 12 month conditional discharge for breaching a non-molestation order. He was ordered to pay costs of £85 with a...
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NO SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING DEATH OF MAN RECOVERED OFF NEEDLES
A widespread search to locate Matthew was launched late at night on the 26th May. A man whose body was recovered from the sea off Yarmouth did not die under suspicious circumstances, an inquest into his death heard. Yarmouth RNLI...
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FATHER-OF-6 APPEARS BEFORE THE COURTS OVER ‘VERY MINOR’ SCRATCH TO POLICE OFFICER’S FINGER
A father-of-6 from the Isle of Wight has been given a 12-month conditional discharge after being put before the courts for scratching a Police officer's finger. Konrad Ciecierzynski, 35, of Beaper Shute near Brading, appeared before the Isle of Wight...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (31ST MAY – 4TH JUNE 2021)
Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June 2021 • Luke Steven Johnson, 32, of Avenue Nurseries in Sandown pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order (x2). He was handed a community order with 80 hours of unpaid work and 20...
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SERIAL SHOPLIFTER BACK BEFORE THE COURTS AFTER STEALING CHICKEN SANDWICH
A woman with 18 previous convictions - mostly for theft offences - has appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court once again charged with 2 counts of theft from a shop. Emma James, 36, currently of Newport Road in...
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WOMAN WHO DROVE 10 MILES WHILST DRUNK CAUGHT WHEN TAXI PASSENGER CALLED POLICE
A woman who drove from Cowes to East Cowes whilst drunk was caught when a taxi driver spotted her poor driving and followed her home, at the same time that their passenger alerted Police. 54-year-old Chantal Andrea Louise Reed, of...
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DRIVING BAN FOR WOOTTON MAN WHO CRASHED ONTO RACECOURSE ROUNDABOUT
20-year-old Billy Richard Welch has been banned from driving after pleading guilty to crashing his Renualt Megane into the middle of Racecourse Roundabout whilst drunk. Welch, of Barge Lane in Wootton, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on...
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