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.
IN THE COURTS: FRIDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2019
This is your bi-weekly round up of the latest court news, covering some of the cases heard by the Isle of Wight Combined Court up until Friday 8th February 2019. The convicted person’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s)...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN ACCUSED OF SANDOWN HOTEL ARSON PLEADS NOT GUILTY
62-year-old Paula Skelly has pleaded not guilty to arson in relation to a fire that ripped through 2 hotels in Sandown last year. It is alleged Ms Skelly flicked a cigarette butt into a pile of rubbish on 2nd September...
Read moreDetailsIN THE COURTS: FRIDAY 25TH JANUARY 2019
This is your round-up of the latest court news, covering some of the cases heard by the Isle of Wight Combined Court up until Friday 25th January 2019. The convicted person’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence...
Read moreDetailsMAN NABBED BY GARAGE STAFF FOLLOWING BREAK IN
UPDATED: A man has been arrested by Police in connection with a break in at a garage in Newport tonight (Monday). An alarm activation prompted a response by staff to Prices Garage on Pan Lane sometime before 22:00. It’s here...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN WHO CRASHED CAR OVER CLIFF IN VENTNOR ADMITS DRINK DRIVING
29-year-old Laura Ciampa-Buckley, who crashed her through metal railings and over a cliff in Ventnor last year, has admitted drink driving at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today (Friday). The court heard how Ciampa-Buckley, of Castle Close in Ventnor,...
Read moreDetailsIN THE COURTS: FRIDAY 18TH JANUARY 2019
This is your round-up of the latest court news, covering some of the cases heard by the Isle of Wight Combined Court since 21st December 2018. The convicted person’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published...
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO JUMPED FROM VENTNOR WINDOW DIED FROM COCAINE INTOXICATION
38-year-old Alan Jones from Ventnor survived jumping out of a bathroom window but died from cocaine intoxication, an inquest has heard. Mr Jones of Willow Close in Upper Ventnor was found in the residential close in a distressed state on...
Read moreDetails27-YEAR-OLD RYDE MAN ADMITS POSSESSING PAEDOPHILE MANUAL
27-year-old Jamie Downing from Oakvale in Ryde admitted possessing a paedophile manual when he appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court earlier today (Monday). Downing held his hands up to possession of the prohibited material, namely a series of...
Read moreDetailsGUNVILLE MAN TO APPEAR IN COURT OVER MIDDLE ROAD CRASH
UPDATED: 26-year-old Joshua Johnson is to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court tomorrow (Tuesday) accused of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and drug driving. Mr Johnson, of Gunville Road in Newport, has been charged with causing serious...
Read moreDetailsIN THE COURTS: FRIDAY 21ST DECEMBER 2018
This is your weekly round-up of the latest court news, covering some of the cases heard by the Isle of Wight Combined Court over the past week. The convicted person’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are...
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