Courts

An elderly woman who died after an incident reportedly involving animals on the New Forest suffered crush injuries, an inquest has heard.

Shoplifters stole more than £1,000 of sportswear and other clothing when they targeted a discount department store in Ringwood.

A talented artist took his own life after telling a friend he would do so if things became “unbearable.”

A former serviceman who silently prayed for his unborn son outside an abortion clinic has been convicted of breaching the safe zone around the centre.

A motorist frantically tried to alert a lorry driver of an unsecured load before it toppled off, seriously injuring a pedestrian, a court heard.

A woman who defrauded her grandmother of more than £10,000 was branded “despicable” by a judge as she narrowly avoided being sent to prison.

A shoplifter stole hundreds of pounds of goods from New Milton and Lymington stores while holidaying in the area with her family.

A New Forest soldier who was part of a gang dealing cocaine and heroin was sending the cash he made bagging the drugs to his family in the Caribbean.

Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a Christchurch pedestrian was left with life-changing injuries in a crash.

A burglar who “terrorised” a family at knifepoint in their own home has been jailed for over seven years.

Two people must attend behaviour change courses following separate racially aggravated public order offences in New Milton.

Two shoplifters have been banned from the Fordingbridge store from which they stole £150 of steak and told to write apology letters.

A woman was terrorised by her ex-boyfriend who threatened to crash his car through her home and kill her after the relationship was over.

A man who admitted breaking in to a Forest convenience store and stealing more than £9,000 worth of stock has appeared in court.

A New Milton man faces drug charges following an importation incident at a Derby airport and a property search nearly two years ago.

A New Milton man has appeared in court after an attack on a woman left her with cuts, bruises and swelling.

A man who believed he was talking to a 13-year-old girl online was arrested in a police sting, a court heard.

A man accused of dumping 50 dead animals outside a village shop will face trial after he denied the charges.

A man accused of raping a teenager at Barton clifftop and another girl 10 months later claimed both consented to sex.

Taking a vehicle, crashing it into a lamppost and failing to report the incident resulted in a Hythe man being banned from the roads for 12 months.