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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.
WOMAN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES DIED AFTER FATAL FLAT FIRE SPARKED BY SMOKING MATERIALS
A woman with learning difficulties who was pulled from her burning flat by firefighters did not have an appropriate care plan in place, an inquest into her death heard on Thursday (13th May). 58-year-old Suzette Osborne died in a burns...
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CARE WORKER LOSES LICENCE AFTER BEING CAUGHT DRIVING WHILST 3X THE LIMIT
43-year-old Stacey Walford has been banned from driving for 2 years after being caught behind the wheel whilst more than 3 times the drink-drive limit. On 28th April this year, Police Constable Lacey was driving through Apse Heath when a...
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ALCOHOL TREATMENT ORDER FOR CARPENTER WHO THREATENED TO CUT OTHER’S THROAT
53-year-old Anthony Edward Ayres has been told to complete a 6-month alcohol treatment programme after a drunken assault at Sandown's Sandham House, which resulted in a man being punched in the pancreas. The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard on...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (3RD-7TH MAY 2021)
Monday 3rd May – Friday 7th May 2021 • Robert Church, 32, of Steephill Road in Shanklin, admitted criminal damage and using violence to secure entry. A suspended sentence was activated with 10 weeks to serve. He was fined £120...
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22-YEAR-OLD ISLE OF WIGHT SCHOOL WORKER CHARGED WITH GROOMING CHILD
22-year-old Ellen Cadman-Smith, who previously worked in an Isle of Wight school as a mentor, has been charged with 2 sexual offences after allegedly grooming an underage boy. The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard yesterday (Tuesday) how the young...
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MAN WHO BIT AND SPAT AT POST OFFICE WORKER ORDERED TO WEAR SOBRIETY TAG
A Ryde man who bit a Post Office worker on the leg during a confrontation has been ordered to wear a sobriety tag for 60 days. Maurice Reginald Hammond, 43, of Arthur Street in Ryde, appeared at the Isle of...
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MAN FOUND DEAD ON BOAT IN EAST COWES DIED AFTER DRUG USE
A man who was found unconscious and unresponsive on a boat by Police in East Cowes died from drug use, an inquest has heard. 52-year-old IT assistant, David Puxley, was pronounced dead after officers attended a boat on which he...
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86-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH BOY BAILED
An 86-year-old Isle of Wight man, who is accused of sexually touching a teenage boy, has been bailed to appear before the Crown Court next month. Arthur Geoffrey Page, of Queens Road in Cowes, has been charged with engaging in...
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ISLE OF WIGHT MAN WHO KICKED EX’S FRONT DOOR IN HAS SUSPENDED SENTENCE ACTIVATED
A Shanklin man previously convicted of assaulting Police has appeared in court charged with using violence to secure entry to his ex-girlfriend's property. Robert Church, 32, of Steephill Road in Shanklin appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (26TH-30TH APRIL 2021)
Monday 26th April – Friday 30th April 2021 • Matthew James Oxley, 34, of Guadaloupe Road in Sandown admitted failing to comply with a community order as part of a suspended sentence, namely failing to attend a planned telephone appointment...
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