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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.
TEEN ACCUSED OF RAPE SEES CASE SENT TO CROWN COURT
The case has been sent straight to Crown Court.
Read moreDetailsCOUPLE CHARGED OVER TODDLER’S DEATH TO ENTER PLEAS THIS WEEK
A man and woman charged in connection with the death of toddler Jayla-Jean McLaren are due to appear in the Crown Court this week.
Read moreDetailsSHEATH SPARED PRISON DESPITE CHILD ABUSE VIDEOS FOUND ON PHONE
40-year-old James Sheath, who was caught with Category A child abuse videos on his iPhone, has avoided an immediate prison sentence.
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (27TH APRIL – 1ST MAY 2026)
This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
Read moreDetailsFESTIVAL GOER PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO SEXUALLY ASSUALTING SECURITY GUARD
A festival goer from Staffordshire has pleaded not guilty to the alleged sexual assault of a security guard at last year's Isle of Wight Festival.
Read moreDetailsPRISON TIME FOR TRIO THAT TURNED SHANKLIN HOTEL INTO CANNABIS FARM
A trio of men involved in a large-scale cannabis-growing operation on the Isle of Wight have been handed a combined prison sentence of 46 months.
Read moreDetailsTAXI DRIVER WHOSE CAR ‘SMELT LIKE WEED’ APPEALS LOSS OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE LICENCE
The owner of one of the Islands most used taxi companies, Alpha Taxis, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court this afternoon (Tuesday) to appeal the suspension of his taxi license.
Read moreDetailsINQUEST OPENED INTO DEATH OF NEWPORT NONAGENARIAN FOUND IN GARDEN POND
Formal proceedings have begun into the death of an elderly Newport woman who was found in a pond at her home earlier this year.
Read moreDetailsELDERLY WOMAN WHO STABBED SLEEPING HUSBAND SAID “THE DEVIL TOLD ME TO DO IT”
EXCLUSIVE: An elderly Isle of Wight woman who stabbed her husband in the chest while he slept told police “the devil told me to do it”.
Read moreDetailsSANDOWN WOMAN WHO FRAUDULENTLY USED DEAD MAN’S BLUE BADGE FINED £223
A well-known community fundraiser who fraudulently used a deceased person's Blue Badge to park in Newport Town Centre, has been fined £223.
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