HERE is a round up of some of the cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court, for the week commencing January 29, 2024.

Paul Smart, 37, of Fort Street, Sandown.

Theft from a shop.

Fine £40, compensation £15.

Knowell Matsvimbo, 37, of Ash Close, Newport.

Drink driving, driving without a valid licence.

Fine £480, costs £85, 45-month driving disqualification.

Charlotte Gayle, 31, of High Street, Cowes.

Drug driving, driving without insurance.

Fine £80, surcharge £114, 12-month community order, to include 20 rehabilitation days, 20-month driving disqualification.

Nathan Bett, 38, of St Johns Wood Road, Ryde.

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, criminal damage.

Compensation £500, 24-week prison term, suspended for 12 months, to include 30 rehabilitation days and 100 hours of unpaid work.

Tyler Wilkinson, 20, of Avenue Road, Sandown.

Four counts of theft from a shop, possession of a knife in a public place.

Compensation £259.50, costs £85, surcharge £154, four-month prison term, suspended for 12 months, to include 20 rehabilitation days.

Elliot Dwyer, 23, of St Johns Hill, Ryde.

Affray, intimidating a witness/juror, assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Costs £85, surcharge £154, 26-week prison term, suspended for 18 months, to include a 90-day alcohol abstinence requirement, 30-day building better relationships programme, and 30 rehabilitation days.

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