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.
BURGLAR FOUND ASLEEP IN WOOTTON HOUSEBOAT BED PLEADS GUILTY AT COURT
A court has this week heard how a burglar was found asleep in bed after breaking into a houseboat in Wootton, less than 24 hours after taking a dip in the swimming pool of another property he had broken into....
Read moreDetailsINQUEST HEARS FATAL CRASH WAS CAUSED BY RIDER BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD
An inquest into the death of German scooterist Mattias Klabis, who died during the Isle of Wight Scooter Rally 2 years ago, heard how he was driving on the wrong side of the road at the time of impact. 51-year-old...
Read moreDetailsDOG WITH “I’M NOT VEGAN” WARNING BIT YOUNG CHILD ON BEACH, COURT HEARS
A Ryde woman has been ordered to keep her dog muzzled and on a lead in public after it bit a young child, and attacked another person just hours before. Aleksandra Rydz, of The Strand, appeared before the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsWINE FOR BREAKFAST LEADS TO DRINK DRIVING CONVICTION FOR CIVIL SERVANT
A civil servant who downed a bottle of wine for breakfast, before proceeding to drive his mum's car to the shops whilst almost 3 times the drink-drive limit, has been banned from driving for 25 months. 48-year-old Richard Palin, of...
Read moreDetailsPILLION PASSENGER WITH NO HELMET RESULTS IN ARREST OF DRUG DRIVER
A drug driver was stopped after Police noticed that the pillion passenger aboard his moped wasn't wearing a helmet. Michael Elms, 37, of Central Way in Sandown, admitted drug driving (BZE) when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
Read moreDetailsGUILTY PLEAS FROM SANDOWN DRUG DRIVER WHO ROLLED BEEMER IN YAVERLAND
A Sandown man who rolled his car onto its side back in March was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash, a court has heard. Nicholas Barton, 34, of Avenue Road in Sandown, admitted drug driving...
Read moreDetailsSUSPENDED SENTENCES FOR MEN INVOLVED IN LITTLE LONDON CANNABIS FARM
2 men arrested and charged following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Newport, described by a judge as 'looking like a greenhouse at Kew Gardens', have both been handed suspended prison sentences. 43-year-old Robert Godley and 48-year-old Gino Dent...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (29TH JULY- 9TH AUGUST 2024)
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...
Read moreDetailsRYDE MAN WHO BRANDISHED MACHETE IN FRONT OF CHILDREN HANDED SUSPENDED SENTENCE
A man seen wandering the streets of Ryde in broad daylight armed with a machete - witnessed by many, including children - has received a suspended prison sentence. Martin Bell, 52, of St Thomas' Street in Ryde, appeared before the...
Read moreDetailsMAGISTRATES TELL REPEAT OFFENDER TERENCE PERKINS THERE’S ‘NO MORE BITES OF THE CHERRY’
39-year-old Terence Perkins has been handed a 2-year community order and warned that he won't be given 'any more bites of the cherry' following his latest appearance before Magistrates earlier this week. Perkins, now of Barton Road in Newport but...
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