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.
LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (8TH DECEMBER – 12TH DECEMBER)
This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
Read moreDetailsTRIAL AGAINST GARRY OATES HALTED AMID ‘DIFFICULTIES’ – RE-TRIAL DATE SET FOR 2026
On the second day of the Crown Court trial against eco-campaigner Garry Oates, who is accused of injuring a car boot marshal back in 2021, the jury has been discharged.
Read moreDetailsTRIAL AGAINST ‘CAPTAIN’ ACCUSED OF DRIVING AT CAR BOOT MARSHAL BEGINS
The trial of an eco-campaigner, accused of driving at a car boot sale marshal some 4-and-a-half years ago, finally got underway at the Isle of Wight Crown Court today (Monday).
Read moreDetailsCORONER RULES DRUG-RELATED DEATH FOR SANDOWN MAN FOUND IN RIVER YAR
HM Senior Coroner Caroline Sumeray has concluded that the death of a Sandown man, who was found in the river at Alverstone back in 2024, was drug-related.
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (24TH NOVEMBER – 5TH DECEMBER)
This is your bumper edition of the court round-up, detailing some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.
Read moreDetailsTRIAL DATE SET FOR TEACHING ASSISTANT WHO DENIES GROOMING 15-YEAR-OLD
A Learning Support Assistant from Cowes, who denies grooming a teenage pupil, will stand trial next October.
Read moreDetailsNO JAIL TIME FOR DOUBLE-DECKER DRIVER WHO INJURED 13 IN ARRETON CRASH
EXCLUSIVE: 3 passengers sustained serious injuries including a broken back and a broken leg...
Read moreDetailsCOCAINE INTOXICATION KILLED SHANKLIN MAN WHOSE DEATH PROMPTED MAJOR POLICE INVESTIGATION
A Shanklin man whose sudden and unexplained death in 2023 led to a major police investigation died from cocaine intoxication, the Isle of Wight's coroner has ruled.
Read moreDetailsASSISTANT CORONERS APPOINTED 5 YEARS AGO NOT USED DESPITE INQUEST BACKLOG
Despite widespread delays in inquest hearings and public outcry over the performance of the Isle of Wight Coroner’s Service, it has emerged that a total of 6 Assistant Coroners, appointed more than 5 years ago, have never once presided over...
Read moreDetailsINQUEST OPENED INTO COWES DEATH AS POLICE OFFICERS FACE GROSS MISCONDUCT PROBE
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has confirmed that 2 officers could face misconduct action over their dealings with a 23-year-old woman just hours before she died, with an inquest opened and adjourned into the sudden death in Cowes.
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