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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 (8TH JANUARY – 12TH JANUARY 2024)
Monday 8th January – Friday 12th January 2024 • Daniel Kilshaw, 42, of Barton Road, Newport pleaded guilty to 2x theft from a shop. He was handed an 8-week prison sentence and ordered to pay £286 compensation. • Joseph Mckenzie,...
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO KISSED TEEN GIRL ON BUS TO BE SENTENCED AT CROWN COURT NEXT MONTH
A Brading man who called a child he met on the bus a 'sexy looking strawberry', before kissing her hand and head, is to be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court next month. Shane Newnham, 38, of Morton...
Read moreDetailsTOTLAND TEEN WHO HAD BEEN CELEBRATING NEW YEAR’S CRASHED CAR WHILST DRUNK
A teenager who claimed to Police to have drunk from a bottle of white rum, but only after crashing his car, has been handed an 18-month driving ban. Morgan Streeter, 19, of The Avenue in Totland, appeared before the Isle...
Read moreDetailsMAN CAUGHT URINATING IN PASSENGER FOOTWELL REFUSED TO PROVIDE BREATH SAMPLE
A 53-year-old Ryde man who was caught by Police urinating in his own car has been slapped with an interim driving ban after failing to provide a breathalyser reading. Marcus Webb, of Carlton Road in Ryde, appeared before the Isle...
Read moreDetails17-MONTH BAN FOR CARISBROOKE MAN WHO TOOK CLIO ON NEW YEAR’S EVE TEST DRIVE
34-year-old Louis Dauncey has been banned from driving for 17 months after being caught test driving a car he was looking to buy whilst drunk, driving without a licence and driving without insurance. The Isle of Wight Magistrates Court heard...
Read moreDetailsSTEALING £475 OF GIN AND VODKA FROM WAITROSE PUT SERIAL OFFENDER IN BREACH OF SUSPENDED SENTENCE
48-year-old Richard Sullivan has been remanded in custody and warned he faces more than 2 years in prison following his latest conviction for stealing £475 of gin and vodka from Waitrose. Sullivan, currently of Yelfs Hotel in Ryde, pleaded guilty...
Read moreDetailsTOWN COUNCILLOR CONVICTED AFTER CRASHING CAR WHILST 4X DRINK DRIVE LIMIT
An alcohol-dependent town councillor has been convicted of drink driving after crashing his electric car into a number of other vehicles in an underground car park - whilst more than 4x the drink-drive limit. 62-year-old Thomas Hanley, of West Hill...
Read moreDetailsTRIAL AGAINST TEEN WHO ‘PLOTTED FESTIVAL TERROR ATTACK’ TO BEGIN TODAY
The trial against an Isle of Wight teenager accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired terror attack is to get underway in London today (Monday). The local teen – who is currently legally protected from being identified – was rumbled thanks...
Read moreDetailsMAN WHO REFUSED TO GIVE SPECIMEN OF BREATH PLEADS GUILTY BUT CASE ADJOURNED
A Freshwater man who refused to provide a specimen of breath to officers at Newport Police Station, saying he 'didn't understand what he was being asked to do', has seen his case adjourned at the courts. Benjamin Mercer, 34, of...
Read moreDetailsYEAR-LONG BAN FOR DRUG DRIVER STOPPED AFTER POLICE NOTICED BALD TYRE
A Freshwater man who was stopped by Police for having a bald tyre was also found to be drug driving at the time a court has heard. Mitchell Dent, 23, of Dall Square in Freshwater, pleaded guilty to drug driving...
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