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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 (22ND MAY – 26TH MAY 2023)
Monday 22nd May – Friday 26th May 2023 • Paul Michael Butler, 40, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of assault by beating, criminal damage, using threatening/abusive words/behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and 2x assault of...
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23-MONTH DRIVING BAN FOR WELSHMAN FOUND ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
A Welshman who was found asleep at the wheel of his BMW Cabriolet on a major road in Ryde has pleaded guilty to drug driving and been banned from the roads for 23 months. Guy Watson, 32, of HMP Parc...
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SANDOWN MAN CLEARED OF CAUSING HARM TO PET DOG
A Sandown man who stood before the courts charged with swinging his dog around by the collar and kicking and punching it has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Elliott Hegarty, 37, of Fitzroy Street in Sandown had denied causing suffering...
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RYDE COUPLE HANDED FINES FOR POSSESSION OF CLASS A DRUG AFTER HOME RAID
An Island couple have been fined £120 each after Police found heroin during a raid on their property in Ryde Town Centre. Alan Tinsley and Leanne Sadler, both of Union Street in Ryde, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates...
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£240 FINE FOR NEWPORT TEEN WHO KICKED POLICE OFFICER
A Newport teenager who kicked a Police Officer who was trying to detain him has been fined £240. Jayden Dewhurst, 18, of Hunnyhill in Newport pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker when he appeared at the...
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RYDE MAN WHO PERFORMED 3-CAR OVERTAKE WHILST DRUGS WERE IN HIS SYSTEM PLEADS GUILTY
A Ryde man who was seen performing a 3-car overtake on Fairlee Road before Christmas was found to be on drugs at the time. Cameron Younie, 18, of Westfield Park in Ryde appeared before Magistrates at the Isle of Wight...
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ISLAND COUPLE TO FACE CHILD NEGLECT TRIAL AFTER BOY FOUND TO HAVE BRUISED PENIS
A male and female in their 20s will stand trial in the Crown Court accused of the wilful neglect of a 2-year-old boy, which comes after the youngster was found to have bruising to his penis. The pair, who cannot...
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18-MONTH COMMUNITY ORDER FOR GUILDFORD MAN WHO SMASHED INTO FRUIT MACHINE AFTER LOSING HOLIDAY SPENDS
A holidaymaker who stole from a fruit machine he’d just been playing on in a bid to get back the family holiday fund has been handed an 18-month community order. Robert Bernal-Soria, 41, of Coriander Crescent in Guildford, appeared at...
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RYDE MAN ADMITS ARSON AFTER PUTTING HOT BBQ IN WHEELIE BIN
A Ryde man has admitted arson after he put a hot disposable BBQ in a green wheelie bin causing it to catch fire. Lee Cross, 36, of Sherbourne Avenue in Ryde pleaded guilty to 4x assault by beating of an...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (15TH MAY – 19TH MAY 2023)
Monday 15th May – Friday 19th May 2023 • Robert Berry, 31, of West Street in Ventnor was fined £130 for the offences of drug driving after his community order was revoked on the ground that the unpaid work requirement...
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