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ARSONIST WHO BLAMED BADGERS FOR CAT’S DEATH GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE
63-year-old arsonist Sue Lupton, who set fire to a neighbours car because she believed that badgers he was looking after had killed a fellow neighbours cat, has been handed a 2-year suspended prison sentence. Susan Lupton - a former local...
Read moreDetails‘OBSESSED’ SANDOWN MAN CALLED EX-PARTNER 89-TIMES HEARS COURT
A Sandown man became 'obsessed' with his ex-partner, making up to 89 calls a day and throwing bottles at her car, a court has heard Paul Cheverton, 35, of Medeway in Sandown, admitted a single count of harassment without violence...
Read moreDetailsSUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR MAN WHOSE CHAIR KICK SAW WOMAN FALL TO THE FLOOR
A Newport man who kicked a chair from under a woman at Cowes' The Range has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Kelvin Parker, 33, of Wintergreen Gardens, admitted assault by beating when he appeared at the Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsINQUEST HEARS DETAILS OF NEEDLES TRAGEDY THAT CLAIMED LIVES OF MARRIED COWES COUPLE
John and Lyn King, who passed away when their car plunged off the cliff at The Needles earlier this month, died as a result of multiple injuries and inhalation of water, an inquest opening has heard. The bodies of the...
Read moreDetailsDRINK DRIVER WAS CAUGHT OVER THE LIMIT AFTER ARGUMENT WITH PARTNER
A drink driver who told a judge he had been drinking because 'it was a Sunday' has been slammed for offering what was described as ‘outrageous nonsense’ after being caught more than twice the legal limit behind the wheel. Mark...
Read moreDetailsMAN STOLE ALMOST £1,000 OF GOODS FROM HOST OF ISLAND SHOPS
A Newport man who admitted numerous theft offences from a host of local businesses has been handed a year-long community order. Thomas Mason, 29, of Staplers Road, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court having previously admitted 8 counts...
Read moreDetails5-YEAR RESTRAINING ORDER FOR MAN WHO HARASSED EX-PARTNER
40-year-old Jordan Thomas, who harassed his ex-partner - sometimes calling her 30 times a day - has been handed a 5-year restraining order. Thomas, of Albert Way in East Cowes, admitted harassment without violence when he appeared at the Isle...
Read moreDetailsLAKE MAN TO STAND TRIAL AS HE DENIES SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES
A Lake man who has denied a pair of sexual assault charges against him will see his case go to trial next year. Phillip Robbins, of Percy Road, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with...
Read moreDetailsFATHER OF 6 WHO FAILED TO PROVIDE SPECIMEN SLAPPED WITH 18-MONTH DRIVING BAN
A father of 6 who crashed his Vauxhall into a tree before refusing to give Police a blood sample has been banned from the roads for 18 months. Lee Marshall, 35, of Prince Street in Ryde, admitted failing to provide...
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN SHOPLIFTER HANDED 12-MONTH CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE
A shoplifter from Shanklin who stole groceries from the Co-op has been handed a 12-month conditional discharge. Declan Leach, 30, of High Street, admitted theft from a shop when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday...
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