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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.
LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (3RD JUNE – 7TH JUNE 2024)
Monday 3rd June – 7th June 2024 • Aaron Thomas, 19, of West Street, Ryde pleaded guilty to drug driving (cannabis). He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £48...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (27TH MAY – 31ST MAY 2024)
Monday 27th May – 31st May 2024 • Kellie Burt, 19, of Berry Close, Newport pleaded guilty to 2x theft from a shop, trespass in proximity of railway / on railway property, possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article...
Read moreDetailsCHISEL ATTACKER HANDED 9-MONTH SENTENCE FOR BREACHING COMMUNITY ORDER
An adult model who avoided a lengthy prison sentence, despite stabbing a woman in the head with a chisel 4 times back in 2021, has been sent to prison for 9 months after admitting to breaching her community order several...
Read moreDetails20 MONTHS BEHIND BARS FOR MAN WHO ASSAULTED SHOP WORKERS DURING ROBBERY
A man who assaulted shop staff during a robbery in Newport earlier this year has been sentenced to 20 months behind bars. Daniel Taylor, 30, entered Central Convenience store on the High Street at around 14:00 on 21st March this...
Read moreDetailsWROXALL WOMAN SEEN SPEEDING AND BRAKING ERRATICALLY IN RYDE WAS DRUNK
A Wroxall woman seen braking erratically and indicating - but not turning - was drink driving, a court has heard. Leah Franklin, 29, of St Martins Road, admitted drink driving when she appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court...
Read moreDetailsGUILTY PLEAS FROM SHANKLIN TEEN WHO STOLE HEADLIGHT BULBS FROM FIESTA
Shanklin teenager Lorelei Fisher, who stole headlight bulbs from a car, is to be sentenced later this month. Fisher, 18, of East Mead, admitted theft from a vehicle and vehicle interference when she appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
Read moreDetailsSUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR SANDOWN MAN CAUGHT DEALING KETAMINE TO FRIEND
A first-time offender caught dealing ketamine to a friend in a car park in Shanklin has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Renan White, 26, of Ranelagh Road in Sandown, admitted possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of...
Read moreDetailsSANDOWN MAN WHO LAUNCHED ‘UNPROVOKED ATTACK’ HANDED 4 WEEKS BEHIND BARS
38-year-old Matthew Sutherland, who launched an unprovoked attack on a man he didn't know, has been handed 4 weeks in custody. Sutherland, of Royal Street in Sandown, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court today (Friday) having previously admitted...
Read moreDetails24-MONTH SENTENCE FOR RONNIE MORRIS AFTER SHOOTING MAN WITH BB GUN
30-year-old Ronnie Morris has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after shooting a man in the face several times with a BB gun. As previously reported by Island Echo, Police were called at 23:34 on 26th September last year to reports...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (29TH APRIL – 10TH MAY 2024)
Monday 29th April – 10th May 2024 • Daniel Jackson, 20, of Nightingale Road, Newport pleaded guilty to speeding (46mph in a 30mph). He was fined £213 and handed 4 penalty points on his licence. • Dylan Powell, 28, of...
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