Courts

A CHRISTCHURCH motorist who got behind the wheel with cannabis in his system had his licence taken away for 14 months.

AN all-action horsewoman who competed at Hickstead died of an accidental drug overdose after a serious fall left her in chronic pain.

A KEYHAVEN man was fined after admitting having two knives in a Bournemouth street.

A LYMINGTON motorist who failed to stop for police in Merseyside while driving with cocaine in his system lost his licence for 12 months.

TWO men have appeared in court accused of murdering Pennington dad Max Maguire who was fatally stabbed near the Royal British Legion in Lymington.

A CHRISTCHURCH woman armed with nunchucks smashed a man’s window, magistrates were told.

TWO men have been charged with the murder of young Pennington father Max Maguire who was fatally stabbed at the Royal British Legion on Friday.

STEALING food and cosmetics cost a shoplifter nearly £900 in penalties.

A RINGWOOD man who attacked a police officer was jailed for six weeks.

A CALMORE woman convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to one of her own horses has been hit with a £1,095 court bill.

A MAN has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a woman found badly injured on a rural New Forest road.

A FAWLEY man avoided going to prison despite attacking two police officers while on a suspended sentence for drink-driving.

"TERRIFYING" camping weekend culminated in a Totton man attacking his stepson, driving a motorbike at him and burning down his tent, a court heard.

A CALMORE woman was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a horse while loading it into a horse box.

A MAN is due in court this morning (Friday) charged with attempted murder after a woman was found badly injured on a rural New Forest road.

THREE members of a gang which peddled drugs across the UK as far south as Christchurch have been locked up for more than 30 years.

BLOOD sports will not be tolerated – this was the message from police after two men were fined for hare coursing in Ringwood.

A CHRISTCHURCH man who admitted a racially aggravated assault has been ordered to pay £250 compensation.

A FORDINGBRIDGE man has been detained at a psychiatric hospital after claiming the devil instructed him to try to kill his parents and grandmother.

A NEW Milton man cheated the public purse by claiming thousands in benefits over nearly five years despite having £57,000 in savings.