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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.
VENTNOR MAN GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR EXCESSIVE 999 CALLS TO POLICE
A 65-year-old man from Ventnor has been given an 8 week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for making an excessive and persistent amount of 999 and 101 calls to Police. Paul Anthony Sainsbury, 65, of Leeson Road in Ventnor,...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT – 6TH-10TH JULY 2020
This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 6th July – Friday 10th July 2020 • Reece Judge, 19, of Sherbourne Avenue in Ryde admitted assault by beating...
Read moreDetails18 MONTH SENTENCE FOR WOMAN WHO CAUSED FATAL CRASH ON FOREST ROAD
20-year-old Yaashmi Ravikumar has been sentenced to 18 months in custody after admitting causing death by dangerous driving following last year's fatal crash on Forest Road on the outskirts of Newport. 1 person died, 4 people were seriously injured and...
Read moreDetails28-MONTH SENTENCE FOR MAN WHO ROBBED COWES SHOP WITH SCISSORS
27-year-old David Berridge has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after robbing a shop in Cowes with a pair of scissors last month. Berridge, of Cockleton Lane in Gurnard, entered Rashley's Premier on Park Road at around midday on...
Read moreDetailsVIOLENT BOTTLE ATTACKER JAMIE SIMPSON SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 4 YEARS IN PRISON
30-year-old Jamie Simpson has been sentenced to 51 months in prison after attacking a 21-year-old local woman with a glass bottle just days before Christmas. On 20th December last year, whilst the pair were attending a wake at a property...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT – 29TH JUNE – 3RD JULY 2020
This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 29th June – Friday 3rd July 2020 • Dale Gill, 29, of Pyle Street, Newport admitted aggravated vehicle taking with...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT MAN CHARGED WITH 27 OFFENCES INCLUDING NUMEROUS THEFTS
37-year-old Paul Butler has been charged with 27 criminal offences, including numerous thefts in and around Newport. Officers from Newport's Neighbourhood Policing Team have been busy investigating incidents in the town which include those thought to have been committed by...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT – 22ND-26TH JUNE 2020
This is your new weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 22nd - Friday 26th June 2020 • Mark Hergest, 53, of Arctic Road, Cowes admitted 3 counts of...
Read moreDetailsRHYS DAVIES ADMITS FRACTURING MAN’S SKULL IN SANDOWN ASSAULT
31-year-old Rhys Patrick Davies has admitted causing grievous bodily harm to a man in Sandown last month. The 35-year-old victim was left with a fractured skull in the incident on Crescent Road on 2nd April, as previously reported by Island...
Read moreDetailsMAN ACCUSED OF HOTEL ARSON TO STAND TRIAL IN OCTOBER
A man who is accused of setting fire to a hotel in Newport will stand trial at the Isle of Wight Crown Court in October. 54-year-old David Rumalshah, of no fixed abode, is accused of arson following a fire at...
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