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.
LONDON MAN IN COURT CHARGED WITH STALKING ISLE OF WIGHT WOMAN
44-year-old John James Keenan from London has been charged with stalking a woman on the Isle of Wight. It is alleged that a number of incidents have occurred since Tuesday last week (13th February), with the matter being reported to...
Read moreDetails4-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR 35-YEAR-OLD WHO RAPED WOMAN IN RYDE
35-year-old Louis Fletcher has been jailed for raping a woman on the Isle of Wight. Fletcher assaulted the woman - who was known to him - at an address in Ryde on the evening of 15th March 2021, after she...
Read moreDetailsLEXUS DRIVER WHO INJURED PEDESTRIAN TO APPEAR IN COURT OVER SHANKLIN SEA WALL DRAMA
The 88-year-old driver of a Lexus, which ploughed into an elderly pedestrian before balancing over the sea wall in Shanklin, has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving. John Mather, of Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, is to appear...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (5TH FEBRUARY – 9TH FEBRUARY 2024)
Monday 5th February – Friday 9th February 2024 • Robert Williams, 35, of Beauchamp Road, Newport pleaded guilty to 2x assault by beating of an emergency worker, criminal damage and theft from a shop. He was fined £280 and ordered to...
Read moreDetailsFORMER BUS DRIVER AT CENTRE OF ARRETON CRASH DENIES INJURING PASSENGERS BY DANGEORUS DRIVING
49-year-old Paul Brookes has denied causing serious injury by dangerous driving more than 2 years after a major incident involving a double decker bus in which 3 people suffered broken backs. Mr Brookes, of New Road in Brading, appeared before...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR MAN ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION TO TESCO AFTER THEFT SPREE
A Ventnor man has been banned from the town's Tesco Express and ordered to pay compensation of £68.30 after admitting 4 counts of theft from a shop. Nino Cavanagh, 30, of Trinity Road in Ventnor, admitted 4x theft from a...
Read moreDetailsMAN FOUND IN POSSESSION OF GERBER KNIFE AND DRUGS TO LEARN FATE AT THE CROWN COURT
An Isle of Wight man who was found with a knife and cannabis when stopped by Police in a known drug-dealing location in Lake, is to be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court next month. Christopher Gilbert, 34,...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (29TH JANUARY – 2ND FEBRUARY 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 moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (22ND JANUARY – 26TH JANUARY 2024)
Monday 22nd January – Friday 26th January 2024 • Lorelei Fisher, 18, of Carter Avenue, Shanklin pleaded guilty to criminal damage and 3 charges of theft from a shop. She was ordered to pay £149.45 compensation and was fined £120,...
Read moreDetailsCHRISTMAS TREE THIEF ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION TO LIDL
A Ryde woman who stole 3 Christmas trees from a shop in Shanklin has been ordered to pay compensation to supermarket giant Lidl. Sasha Bryan, of Kent Street, appeared before Magistrates on 25th January charged with theft from a shop....
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