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.
SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCE FOR SHANKLIN MAN FOUND IN POSSESSION OF INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN
A Shanklin man who admitted being in possession of 15 indecent images of children, including 5 of the most serious nature, has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Paul Battman, 58, of Spring Gardens in Shanklin admitted 3x possession of...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (12TH JUNE – 16TH JUNE 2023)
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 (5TH JUNE – 9TH JUNE 2023)
Monday 5th June – Friday 9th June 2023 • Oliver Cooper, 19, of Whitcombe Road, Newport pleaded guilty to drug driving (cannabis). He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £195 and ordered to pay £85 costs. • Robert Mccamley,...
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RYDE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SHOUTING THREATENING LANGUAGE FROM HIGH STREET WINDOW
48-year-old Lee Pitcher from Ryde pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words to cause harassment, alarm or distress at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday) following an incident back in February. Prosecuting, Ann Smout said that...
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JAIL FOR JERSEY SEX OFFENDER WHO FLED TO ISLE OF WIGHT IN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE JUSTICE
A man from Jersey who was found working in a Newport convenience store before being arrested by local Police has been handed 5-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of 8 sexual offences on his home Island. As exclusively...
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POLISH MILITARY VETERAN BRANDISHED IMITATION FIREARM IN SANDOWN HIGH STREET
A Sandown man who brandished a revolver BB gun during an incident on Sandown High Street in April has been handed a suspended prison sentence. 40-year-old Damien Lendecki, of York Road in Sandown, pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation...
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34 WEEK PRISON SENTENCE FOR VENTNOR MAN FOUND GUILTY OF NEARLY A DOZEN OFFENCES
A Ventnor man has been sent to prison for 34 weeks after he was found guilty of 11 offences including throwing orange juice at a security guard at St Mary's Hospital. David Walker, 34, currently of HMP Isle of Wight...
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NEWPORT MOTHER-OF-2 WHO WAS CAUGHT DRUG DRIVING HANDED 12-MONTH BAN
A Newport woman who was stopped in her vehicle by Police just a short distance from her home was found to be under the influence of cannabis at the time. Jennifer Clark, 46, of West Street in Newport, pleaded guilty...
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MAINLANDER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING KIA BEFORE CRASHING ON THE DOWNS
A Somerset man who took a car from an address in Newport before crashing it on The Downs has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking. Daniel McCarthy, 22, of Priest Row in Wells, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking when...
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TEENS PROSECUTED AS POLICE TACKLE ISSUES IN THE WEST WIGHT
Officers have been tackling youth-related anti-social behaviour and criminality in the West Wight area, and two teenagers have been dealt with through the courts this week as a result of police enquiries. A 14-year-old boy from Freshwater was handed a...
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