Two men are due to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice, in connection with the death of Barry Cairns in Leigh Park
Police were called at 7.02am on Monday 19 June to the Chalton Crescent area, following the discovery of the 53-year-old’s body. A Home Office Post-Mortem Examination concluded the death was as a result of drug intoxication, and the investigation into the wider circumstances surrounding Barry’s death will be led by the Coroner. During the course […]
A man has been jailed for criminal damage and assaulting police in Gosport
Police were called late in the evening on 16 September this year, with reports that 43-year-old Barry Close had smashed up a stairwell, used a paving slab to break a window, and damaged a bike at an address in San Diego Road. Officers attended and arrested Close in the garden. Whilst en route to custody, […]
36-Year-Old Woman Receives 22-Month Prison Sentence for Burglary and Assault on Elderly Victim in Portsmouth
A 36-year-old woman, Charlee Louise Frost, of Kingston Road in Portsmouth, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison following her conviction for burglary, assault, and fraud. The sentencing took place at Portsmouth Crown Court on June 19, where Frost admitted to her crimes. The court heard that on May 17, 2023, an 86-year-old woman […]
Motorist disqualified for loading sofa on roof of his soft-top car
A motorist has been convicted and disqualified from driving after ignoring warnings not to drive with a sofa on the soft roof of his convertible car. Matthew Dummer loaded the furniture and a mattress onto the roof of a Renault coupe in April 2021.
Portsmouth man sentenced for drug supply across the city
A Portsmouth man has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs in the city. Daniel Fisher, 48, of Elm Grove, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Wednesday (12 July) where he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to […]
Wife and Lover from Bognor Regis Sentenced for Enslaving Disabled Husband in Appalling Conditions
In a shocking case that has left the community appalled, Sarah Somerset-How, 49, and George Webb, 40, have been sentenced to 11 years in prison for the enslavement and abuse of Sarah’s disabled husband, Tom Somerset-How. The couple from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, subjected Tom to deplorable living conditions, leaving him malnourished, confined to bed, […]
A man who stabbed his wife on Boxing Day in Gosport has been jailed
Police were called on the evening of 26 December 2022 by a resident in Little Green, reporting that their neighbour had turned up at their address in a frantic state after she had been stabbed in the arm and chest area by her husband, Raymond Mclaren. Officers attended and provided emergency first aid to the […]
A man has been jailed for seriously injuring a four-week-old baby on the Isle of Wight
McCauley Silverthorne, aged 25 years, was convicted of causing or allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm on 29 March this year, following a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court which began on 27 February 2023. The court heard that the baby was rushed to the hospital on 13 March 2019, before doctors discovered the […]
A teenager who caused serious injuries to a man in Emsworth has now been sentenced to three and a half years in prison
Alfie Breakspear, 18, of Radcliffe Road, Southampton, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday (6 July) after pleading guilty to Section 18 wounding with intent. Breakspear was arrested and charged after police were called shortly before 3am on Thursday 2 March 2023 to a report that a 20-year-old man had suffered a stab wound to […]
Second port worker convicted for cocaine haul hidden in bananas
A corrupt port worker involved in importing what he thought was £118m worth of cocaine has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after a National Crime Agency investigation. Michael Jordan, 45, from Portsmouth, worked at the city’s docks and was on shift when 372 pallets of bananas arrived on a cargo vessel called MV […]
Four people have been convicted of offences linked to a complex fraud and money laundering operation
The money laundering offences were born out of cyber-enabled payment diversion fraud activity that occurred between February and April 2017. During this period, victims were defrauded cumulatively to the tune of more than £200,000. The fraud involved email accounts of victims in North Yorkshire and in London being compromised, and money transfers – including funds […]
A Portsmouth woman has been sentenced for multiple high-value thefts in the Lymington area in January and February earlier this year
The prolific thief often is seen across social media advertising stolen goods including meat stolen from shops. At Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 21 April, Emma Nicholas, 36, of London Road in Portsmouth was sentenced to eight months after being charged with seven counts of theft, one count of fraud and one count of assault […]
A Portsmouth woman has been sentenced for multiple high value thefts in the Lymington area in January and February earlier this year
At Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 21 April, Emma Nicholas, 36, of London Road in Portsmouth was sentenced to eight months after being charged with seven counts of theft, one count of fraud and one count of assault causing actual bodily harm. The court heard how Nicholas entered a number of stores between 25 January […]
Pensioner convicted of 50-year-old child sex offences, sentenced to 16 years
A 74-year-old man, Terrence Whiffin, has been found guilty of a series of sex offences against a child that occurred more than 50 years ago. Whiffin appeared before Portsmouth Crown Court for trial, which began on February 20. He faced 10 charges, including rape and indecent assault, which took place between 1969 and 1972 in […]
Three men have been sentenced to a combined total of 33 years in prison for their involvement in a violent aggravated burglary at a Portsmouth address in 2020
Police were called in the early hours of December 20th to a report that a man had been injured at a flat on Crasswell Street. It was reported that a group of men had forced entry to the address wearing balaclavas and carrying serrated knives. Once inside they tied up the occupants, a man in […]
Three men have been sentenced to a combined total of 33 years in prison for their involvement in a violent aggravated burglary at a Portsmouth address in 2020
Police were called in the early hours of December 20th to a report that a man had been injured at a flat on Crasswell Street. It was reported that a group of men had forced entry to the address wearing balaclavas and carrying serrated knives. Once inside they tied up the occupants, a man in […]
Three men have been sentenced to a combined total of 33 years in prison for their involvement in a violent aggravated burglary at a Ports…
Police were called in the early hours of December 20th to a report that a man had been injured at a flat on Crasswell Street. It was reported that a group of men had forced entry to the address wearing balaclavas and carrying serrated knives. Once inside they tied up the occupants, a man in […]
A man has been jailed for attacking a woman in St Lawrence on the Isle of Wight
At around 9.30am on 22 December 2021, 29-year-old Douglas Knight approached the woman in Charles Wood along Undercliff Road as she was walking her dog. Knight had initially passed the woman before turning to follow her. As he reached her, he began to pet her dog and chat to her before she continued walking.
