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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.
CROWN COURT DATE FOR NEWPORT MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD
An Isle of Wight man who is alleged to have sexually abused a child will appear at the Isle of Wight Crown Court next month. Adrian Colvin, 27, of Pennycress Drive in Newport appeared before Magistrates on Tuesday (25th July)...
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INEXPERIENCED DRIVER ROLLED CAR WITH 3 TEEN PASSENGERS ONBOARD
A Wroxall man who rolled his car after taking a corner too quickly has been handed 7 penalty points and fined £384. William Scovell, 21, of Mountfield Road in Wroxall pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention when...
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WOOTTON MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FOUND NOT GUILTY BY JURY
A Wootton man who was accused of 2 charges of sexual assault against a woman has been cleared of any wrongdoing. 31-year-old Adam Shepherd always denied the charges against him, which related to alleged offences dating back to May 2021....
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3-YEAR SENTENCE FOR CHALE DRUG DEALER CAUGHT WITH CLASS A
48-year-old Kenneth Gladdis has been jailed for 3 years after a raid on his Chale home led to Police finding almost 70g of cocaine. It was on 5th May 2021 that Hampshire Constabulary raided a terraced property at The Glebe...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (10TH JULY – 14TH JULY 2023)
Monday 10th July – Friday 14th July 2023 • Christopher David Bloomfield, 19, of West Hill Road in Ryde, was found guilty of possession of a zombie knife in a private place. He was made subject to a 12-month community...
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VENTNOR MAN JAILED FOR 15 YEARS FOR RAPING AND SEXUALLY ABUSING A CHILD
47-year-old Adam Buckenham, of York Road in Ventnor, has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for raping and sexually assaulting a girl aged between 12 and 18. The sentence was issued following a trial that began at Winchester Crown...
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MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR WHEELIE BIN FIRE HANDED 18-MONTH COMMUNITY ORDER
A Ryde man who admitted arson after he put a hot disposable BBQ in a green wheelie bin causing it to catch fire, has been handed an 18-month community order. At his first court hearing on 23rd May, Lee Cross,...
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SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR 48-YEAR-OLD SANDOWN WOMAN WHO ALMOST CRASHED INTO BUS WHILST DRUNK
A Sandown woman who almost crashed into a Southern Vectis bus whilst nearly 4x the drink-drive limit has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Louise Barlow, 48, of Fitzroy Street, admitted a single charge of drink driving when she appeared...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (3RD JULY – 7TH JULY 2023)
Monday 3rd July – Friday 7th July 2023 • Szymon Wrazidlo, 36, of Barton Road in Newport, was found guilty of assaulting an emergency worker, assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm, assault by beating, 2x criminal damage...
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EAST COWES MAN ASSAULTED PARTNER, STOLE HER CAR AND THREATENED TO SET IT ALIGHT
An East Cowes man who assaulted his partner before stealing her car and threatening to set it on fire has received a community order. 31-year-old Michael Knight had been out having a few drinks with his then-partner on the evening...
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