Courts

A homeless man who launched a “serious unprovoked attack” on a woman has been jailed for 20 weeks.

A woman was brutally attacked before her child was kidnapped from the pushchair she was wheeling.

A driver accused of causing serious injuries to a pedestrian after an unsecured lorry shed its load in Lyndhurst has appeared in court.

Stealing hundreds of pounds of goods and fuel in a string of offences during a suspended sentence landed a Totton man with 18 weeks in jail.

A persistent shoplifter who stole hundreds of pounds of groceries and cosmetics in a string of thefts from Hythe stores has been jailed.

A Lymington man who thought he was speaking online with a 12-year-old girl asked for indecent images, a court heard.

A man claimed a computer containing almost 2,000 indecent images of children belonged to a dead relative, and destroyed a hard drive.

An ex-NFDC worker has been jailed for more than four years after he took bribes from a roofer who would then submit inflated work invoices.

A New Milton man has been charged with fraud after reported incidents at three stores in the town.

A Totton man who grew nine cannabis plants must undergo rehabilitation activity.

A Lymington man who called Twitter a “wild jungle” he used to access child abuse images was jailed when a suspended prison term was partly activated.

A paedophile was spared jail by a judge despite his “awful and wicked” behaviour but warned there would be “no second chances”.

A New Forest man who admitted exposing his genitals in public has been fined £200.

Police have praised the courage of an underage sexual assault victim following the sentencing of a “dangerous” Hythe man.

Failing to stop after a collision was among a string of driving offences for which a Holbury motorist was banned from the roads for three years.

A teenager from the New Forest has been charged with arson and affray following a fire at a hotel.

A gambling addict from Totton who illegally claimed more than £18,500 in benefits has been spared a jail term.

A couple have both been jailed after a former nurse was killed in a high-speed hit-and-run crash on a New Milton road.

A Christchurch man is facing charges over reports of parcels stolen from homes.

A Christchurch woman has been charged over the alleged theft of purses at two supermarkets.