LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (29TH JUNE– 3RD JULY 2026)

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 5.8, as agreed by HMCTS and the Society of Editors and approved by the Lord Chancellor. Not all cases heard will appear on this round-up due to legal restrictions.

This article is published from official information issued by HM Courts and Tribunal Service and is covered by qualified privilege. Please note: names/details of convictions will not be removed from this article on the basis of the convicted individual or their families requesting such action.

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• Andrew Leggett, 54, of High Street, Wootton Bridge – admitted assaulting a police officer and resisting another officer during an incident in Ryde. He was fined £576 for the assault, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £230 surcharge, and the resisting arrest offence attracted no separate penalty.
• Karen Cunningham, 63, of Colwell Road, Freshwater – admitted assaulting 2 police officers while they were carrying out their duties. She was ordered to pay £75 compensation to each officer.
• Harvey Biggington, 32, of Colemans Lane, Porchfield – admitted driving with cocaine metabolite above the legal limit. He was fined £120, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge, and banned from driving for 12 months.
• Reece Judge, 25, of Cranbury Avenue, Southampton – admitted threatening a woman with a kitchen knife, common assault and criminal damage during a domestic incident in Freshwater. He was jailed for a total of 10 months and 15 days, with a common assault sentence running concurrently and the criminal damage attracting no separate penalty. He was also ordered to pay £225 costs and made subject to a restraining order until July 2031.
• Rachel Hewitt, 42, of Fort Street, Sandown – admitted stealing three bottles of cider worth £6.30 from Morrisons in Newport. She was fined £40 and ordered to pay £40 costs.
• David Tinn, 46, of Newport Road, Sandown – admitted common assault. He received a 6-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £26 surcharge.
• Paul Smart, 39, of no fixed abode – admitted possessing the Class C drug bromazolam. He was fined £40, ordered to pay £85 costs, and the drugs were ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.
• Carl Isham, 41, of St Edmunds Walk, Wootton Bridge – admitted harassment after repeatedly contacting and attending the home of a woman in East Cowes. He received a 13-week prison sentence suspended for 16 months, must complete mental health treatment and up to 15 rehabilitation activity days. He was ordered to pay £400 costs, and made subject to a restraining order until June 2028. A linked assault charge attracted no separate penalty.
• Ruby Owen, 30, of no fixed abode – admitted 4 separate shop thefts from Morrisons and Co-op stores in Sandown and Shanklin, involving alcohol, beer and groceries. She was ordered to pay compensation totalling £360.50 to the retailers
• Reza Hatami-Pour, 43, of Green Street, Ryde – was found guilty after trial of failing to comply with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register. He received a 12-month community order with up to 5 rehabilitation activity days, was fined £120, and ordered to pay £450 costs and a £114 surcharge.
• Luke Budden, 36, of Carisbrooke High Street, Newport – admitted stalking a woman in Ryde by repeatedly contacting her, attending her home and entering the property without permission. He received a 12-month community order including six months of mental health treatment and up to 15 rehabilitation activity days, was fined £80, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 surcharge, and made subject to a restraining order until June 2028.
• Lee-ann Tiller, 29, of Albany Road, Newport – admitted stealing chocolates and toys worth £20.18 from Waitrose in East Cowes. She received a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £20.18 compensation and a £26 surcharge.
• Jack Leggett, 31, of Uplands Road, Cowes – admitted drink-driving after providing a breath reading of 91 microgrammes, almost three times the legal limit. He was fined £923, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £369 surcharge, and banned from driving for 25 months, reducible by completing a drink-drive rehabilitation course.
• Matthew Foster, 36, of Mill Road, Yarmouth – admitted drink-driving after providing a breath reading of 47 microgrammes. He was fined £576, ordered to pay £85 costs and a £230 surcharge, and banned from driving for 14 months, reducible by completing a drink-drive rehabilitation course.
• Megan Startin, 34, of Albert Street, Ventnor admitted stealing bedding from Dunelm in Newport. She was fined £200 and ordered to pay £155 compensation.