Courts

Inquests have been opened into the deaths of 3 people who died when a helicopter crashed on the outskirts of Shanklin last month. On the morning of Monday 25th August, a Robinson R44 helicopter operating a flying lesson, came down...

Monday 18th August – Friday 29th August 2025 Gavin Prescott, 46, of Steyne Road, Bembridge was fined £40 for failing to comply with the requirements of a community order. He was ordered to pay £60 costs. Kiefer Jones, 31, of...

Isle of Wight man Daniel Lee died from a mixed overdose of drugs, including MDMA and cocaine, an inquest opening has heard. Senior Coroner Caroline Sumeray opened and adjourned an inquest into the death of the 31-year-old, of Prospect Road...

61-year-old Michael Smith has been jailed for 18 years for multiple child sex offences against a young boy, including rape, dating back to 2004. Smith, formerly of Willow Way in Sandown, was found guilty following a trial at Isle of...

A carer from Shanklin who was unaware she was disqualified from driving has been handed a further 3-month driving ban. Loretta Meade, 26, of Park Road in Shanklin, admitted driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance when she appeared at...

A prisoner found with a ligature around his neck died in hospital from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, an inquest opening has heard. 51-year-old Anhar Miah was found hanging at HMP Isle of Wight last month, resulting in a large-scale prison response...

55-year-old Wayne Sadler, who died after being seriously injured whilst working as a waste operative in Ryde, became trapped in the bin lorry's machinery, an inquest opening has heard. Mr Sadler, of Broadway in Sandown, died at Southampton General Hospital...

A man who was caught with cannabis after he asked Police officers if he could smoke, has been fined £80. Andrew Dilk, 70, of South Bank Road in East Cowes, admitted a single count of possession of cannabis when he...

29-year-old Joshua Hunt, who stole more than £150 worth of goods from Tesco in Newport, will learn his fate in October. Hunt, of no fixed abode but previously of Military Road Brighstone, admitted a single charge of theft from a...

A Newport man who called his mum and threatened to 'batter the s**t out of her', is to be sentenced in November. Alex Graham, 27, of Horsebridge Hill in Newport, admitted 2x send by public communication network an offensive/indecent/obscene/menacing message/...