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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.
LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (6TH OCTOBER – 10TH OCTOBER)
• Kaine Cooper, 28, of High Street, Ryde – admitted nine counts of shop theft across June to August 2025 from Sainsbury’s and the Co-op, stealing items including beer, sandwiches, wine, chicken, and ice cream valued between £10 and £38.30....
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RAM-RAIDER ADMITS NIGHT-TIME CRIME SPREE INCLUDING £10,000 TOBACCO THEFT
A ram-raider who stole £10,000 worth of tobacco during a night-time crime spree targeting shops, containers and a farm shop across the Isle of Wight has admitted his guilt in the Crown Court. 41-year-old Nicky Dickinson, of Barton Road in...
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DRUG DRIVER CRASHED STOLEN MERCEDES INTO WALL WITH CHILD IN FRONT SEAT
A Ryde man who crashed a Mercedes while under the influence of drugs - with a child in the vehicle - has appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court and admitted multiple driving offences. 36-year-old Terry Watts, of Playstreet...
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33-YEAR-OLD TEACHING ASSISTANT DENIES GROOMING TEENAGE PUPIL
A Learning Support Assistant from Cowes, accused of grooming a teenage pupil, has pleaded not guilty to a number of sexual offences. Melanie Rock, 33, of Arctic Road, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier today (Tuesday) accused...
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ISLE OF WIGHT WOMAN ADMITS 2 DRUG DRIVING OFFENCES IN LESS THAN A MONTH
An Isle of Wight woman caught driving with drugs in her system twice in less than a month, will learn her fate in December. Helen Gibbons, 58, of no fixed abode, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court earlier...
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MAN WHO STOLE BEER, GRAPES AND ICE CREAM FROM RYDE SUPERMARKETS HANDED COMMUNITY ORDER
A homeless man who stole more than £200 worth of goods from shops in Ryde, has been handed a community order. Kaine Cooper, 28, of no fixed abode, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court having previously admitted 10...
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CANNABIS-GROWING PENSIONER CAUGHT DRUG DRIVING SLAPPED WITH FINE AND BAN
A 72-year-old man from Chale has been fined after admitting to cultivating 23 cannabis plants, before getting behind the wheel with the drug in his system. Nicholas John Fleming, of Gladices Lane, appeared before Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court last...
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E-BIKE RIDER WHO STRUCK PEDESTRIAN AT SPEED HANDED SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCE
A 21-year-old man who mowed down a teenage pedestrian on an illegal electric motorbike in Ryde High Street has been handed a suspended prison sentence and a 12-month driving ban. Patrick Douglas, of Fishbourne Lane, appeared before the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (29TH SEPTEMBER – 3RD OCTOBER)
Monday 22nd September – Friday 26th September 2025 • Nicholas John Fleming, 72, of Gladices Lane, Chale Green, Ventnor – Admitted cultivating 23 cannabis plants and driving with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his blood above the legal limit. He was fined £200,...
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MAN WHO LEFT TODDLER BRUISED AND BLEEDING HANDED SUSPENDED SENTENCE
38-year-old Dean Clack, who 'recklessly' put pressure on a toddler's neck, causing a haemorrhage in her eye, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Clack, of Avenue Road in Freshwater, learnt his fate when he appeared for sentencing at the...
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