Courts

29-year-old Toby Lucas and 25-year-old Courtney Strong have been jailed for physically abusing a young child, which included binding them with tape. Police uncovered video evidence of the shocking abuse, which showed the youngster - who was under the age...

38-year-old Matthew Oxley has been handed a suspended prison sentence after threatening a shop worker with acid during an attempted robbery at his local Co-Op. Oxley, of Green Street, appeared before the Isle of Wight Crown Court last week (Thursday...

Ryde man Jordan Canning has been found guilty of penetrative sexual activity with a child following a 5-day trial at the Isle of Wight Crown Court. Canning, 32, of Star Street, first appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...

A Shanklin man who crashed into parked cars in Shanklin just last month has been banned from the roads for 16 months after admitting failing to provide a specimen for analysis. 36-year-old Hasan Hasan, of Westhill Road in Shanklin, admitted...

A Newport man will be sentenced this Summer for owning a dangerously out of control dog after the animal caused serious injuries to a carer at a Freshwater care facility last year. Jason Turner, 51, of Lugley Street in Newport,...

A 17-year-old boy accused of seriously injuring a pensioner during an assault in Haylands back in March will appear before Portsmouth Crown Court next week. The teenager, who cannot legally be named due to his age, has been charged with...

A Ryde man who drove his partner’s brand new Volvo while nearly 3x over the legal drink-drive limit has been banned from the road for more than 2 years. 45-year-old Barnaby Money, of East Hill Road, appeared before Magistrates in...

A 28-year-old man from Sandown has been handed 8 penalty points and ordered to pay more than £220 after fleeing the scene of a crash outside Lynnbottom tip last August. Toby Redpath, of Cliff Way, appeared before Isle of Wight...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. The defendant’s name, age, address and details of the charge(s) and sentence are published in accordance with Criminal Procedure Rule...

71-year-old paedophile Keith Matthews has been jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of 8 counts of sexual offences against 3 children in Ryde and East Cowes, the youngest being just 8 years old. In July 2022, Police received...