Courts

A Lymington woman who badly injured an elderly pedestrian after a collision with her vehicle has been banned from driving for three years.

A combination of speed and defects to his vehicle contributed to the death of a young driver who crashed on a main Forest road.

Attempting to enter a Christchurch flat to steal landed a man with 12 weeks behind bars.

A New Forest man who attacked his ex-partner’s new boyfriend has avoided being sent to prison.

A drug addict who flagged down his mum’s car and asked for a hug before robbing her has been jailed for more than five years.

A Christchurch man has denied raping a 14-year-old girl.

A New Forest man downloaded nearly 2,000 indecent pictures of children being sexually abused – some newborns – over a period of six years.

A motorist from Christchurch who dangerously tried to outrun the police in a BMW while on cocaine has been spared an immediate jail term.

A New Forest man who took part in a violent brawl between rival football fans has been jailed for more than two years.

“The consequences could be tragic,” police warned as they released dramatic footage of a new driver clocked at over 150mph on the A338 near Ringwood.

A crash in Hythe saw a driver from Wales banned from the roads for 20 months.

A man who threatened to kill his former partner and throw acid in her face has been jailed.

A 14-year-old boy is due to appear in court accused of a string of shoplifting and vandalism offences.

A Ringwood man was ordered to stay out of a road in Wimborne until next year after he admitted committing offences there.

A care assistant on trial over the death of a motorcyclist burst into tears and ran from the courtroom after being cleared by a jury today.

A Christchurch man charged with raping a 14-year-old girl faces crown court trial.

An 18-year-old is set to appear in court charged with weapons-related offences.

A Walkford man who pointed a fake firearm at a Tesco worker trying to stop him shoplifting a crate of beer has been jailed for three years.

Attacking four men resulted in a Christchurch man being banned from local pubs, bars and nightclubs for a year.

Attacking people at an Ashley store landed a man and woman with suspended prison sentences when they appeared before magistrates.