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.
MAN WHO STOLE APPLE JUICE AND MUFFIN FROM HONESTY SHOP TOLD TO PAY £10
A Shanklin man has been sentenced for stealing apple juice, a muffin and a sausage roll from an honesty shop in Havenstreet last month. Alex Cooper, 26, of Oaklyn Gardens, admitted theft from a shop, possession of a controlled drug...
Read moreDetails20-WEEK SENTENCE FOR SERIAL SHOPLIFTER AFTER LATEST THEFTS
Serial shoplifter Raymond Skelly has been handed a 20-week prison sentence after stealing more than £900 worth of goods from shops in Newport. 45-year-old Skelly, of Culver Parade in Sandown, is back behind bars after his latest crime spree over...
Read moreDetailsFINE AND COMPENSATION ORDER FOR MAN SERVING LENGTHY STINT IN PRISON
A former Island man - serving a lengthy stint in prison - has been sentenced following an incident that erupted after his partner noticed he had liked a TikTok video of 2 women dancing in bikinis. Paul Bishton, 32, of...
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO FORGOT ABOUT CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE APPEARS BEFORE MAGISTRATES
A Shanklin man who was handed a conditional caution, but forgot to pay the fine, has been sentenced before a bench of Magistrates. Connor Desbrow, 34, of Coronation Gardens, admitted possession of a controlled drug of class-B (cannabis) and drunk...
Read moreDetailsBAN AND SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR TOTLAND MAN WHO NEGLECTED KITTENS
An Island man who neglected 6 kittens, one of which had to be put down, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Neil Andrew Cain, 62, of The Broadway, Totland Bay, was investigated and prosecuted by the RSPCA after concerns...
Read moreDetailsNO JAIL FOR PAIR OF MAINLANDERS INVOLVED IN CO-OP BURGLARY
A pair of Southampton men involved in the burglary of Sandown's Co-op back in February - in which £5,000 was stolen - have not been handed custodial sentences. Billy Connis, 33, of Bernard Street and Thomas Weller, 38, of Mousehole...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (15TH JULY – 26TH JULY 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 moreDetailsNEWPORT MAN WHO HELD KNIFE TO VICTIM’S THROAT JAILED
A man, who robbed another man at knifepoint in Newport town centre earlier this year, has been jailed. Late in the evening on 18th January this year, the victim left McDonald’s in Newport and walked down Pyle Street before he...
Read moreDetails16-MONTH BAN FOR MAN WHO CRASHED MICRA INTO BUS AND CAR WHILST DRUNK
A drink driver from Bembridge who crashed his car into a bus and a BMW has been handed a 16-month driving ban. Taliesin Tallack, 28, of Dennett Road in Bembridge, admitted drink driving on the 3rd July when he appeared...
Read moreDetailsFIRST TIME OFFENDER AND EXPECTANT DAD STOLE FROM SANDOWN CO-OP ‘TO SURVIVE’
A 27-year-old man who stole Red Bull, coffee and steaks from a Sandown supermarket so he and his pregnant partner could 'survive' has been handed a conditional discharge. William Morriss, of West Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 2 counts...
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