Courts
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.
ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT ROUND-UP (16TH NOVEMBER – 20TH NOVEMBER 2020)
This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 16th November – Friday 20th November 2020 • Ryan Jeanes, 26, of Swainston Manor, Calbourne was disqualified from driving...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT ROUND-UP (9TH NOVEMBER – 13TH NOVEMBER 2020)
This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 9th November – Friday 13th November 2020 • Robert Kasperski, 46, of no fixed abode, admitted assault by beating,...
Read moreDetailsFORMER ISLAND HARBOUR DIRECTOR JAILED FOR TAX EVASION
A former director of Island Harbour has been jailed for 6 years after being found guilty of evading tax totalling £584,000. A criminal investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed Dominic Chappell, who bought BHS for £1 in 2015,...
Read moreDetailsPRISON OFFICER ADMITS MISCONDUCT AFTER SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH CONVICTED CHILD KILLER
Prison officer Lauren McIntyre has admitted a string of offences after having sexual relations with a convicted murderer locked up at HMP Isle of Wight. McIntyre, 32, of St John’s Wood Road in Ryde, appeared before the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT ROUND-UP (26TH OCTOBER – 30TH OCTOBER 2020)
This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October 2020 • Jeremy Lake, 57, of Fort Warden Road, Totland was fined £184 and...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT ROUND-UP (19TH OCTOBER – 23RD OCTOBER 2020)
This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 19th October – Friday 23rd October 2020 • Michael James Barnes, 30, of The Chase in Apse Heath admitted...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT ROUND-UP (12TH OCTOBER – 16TH OCTOBER 2020)
This is your round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 12th October – Friday 16th October 2020 • Vicky Standen, 36, of Chapel Street in Newport, pleaded guilty to failing...
Read moreDetailsMONSTER MEDWAY ADMITS RAPING 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Freshwater man Graham Medway has admitted the sickening rape of a toddler at a beauty spot in the West Wight. Medway carried out the horrendous crime in woodland at Fort Victoria Country Park on 31st August – Bank Holiday Monday....
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO STOLE CAR GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE AFTER FIREBALL CRASH AT SANDFORD
33-year-old Joseph George Hughes has been given a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, after a serious crash near Godshill earlier this year which resulted in a stolen car bursting into flames. Hughes appeared before the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsWEST WIGHT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST 9 CHILDREN
35-year-old Jonathan Richard Maertens from Freshwater has pleaded guilty to a string of sickening offences against children, including rape. Maertens, of Richmond Meade off Princes Road, appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court today (Friday) where he admitted committing...
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