Courts

A NEW Forest motorist who was caught speeding on the same stretch of motorway three times has been disqualified from driving for three months.

ATTACKING a man resulted in a Lymington teenager being told by magistrates to undergo rehabilitation activity.

A ROGUE trader from Bransgore has been jailed after conning a vulnerable Warwickshire woman out of £93,000 to fund a gambling habit.

A DRUG-DEALING couple who funded a "lavish lifestyle" by distributing cocaine have been sentenced.

THE health-and-safety trial of Stonegate Pub Company over the death of Milford student Olivia Burt will be held next year.

A PENNINGTON woman caught with a lock knife at a London railway station must undergo rehabilitation activity.

CUTTING the benefits of a Christchurch man with mental health problems contributed to a "trigger point" which led to his suicide, a coroner said.

A TOTTON man has avoided prison after sending sexual messages to a person he thought was a child.

A BROCKENHURST man who harassed and assaulted shop staff was ordered to wear an electronic tag for three months.

A DAD who could not swim drowned off Lepe beach when he went out on his new paddleboard for the first time, an inquest heard.

THE family of Max Maguire, who was stabbed to death in Lymington town centre, said they are “shocked and devastated” at the verdict of manslaughter.

A 36-YEAR-OLD man who battled drug abuse for years will be "sorely missed" by his family after he was found hanged in a bin shed, an inquest heard.

A MAN accused of murdering Pennington dad Max Maguire has been cleared of the charge but found guilty of his manslaughter.

A CHRISTCHURCH man admitted being drunk and disorderly at a local beach.

THERE will be no verdict this week in the trial of the alleged murder of Max Maguire in Lymington after the jury was sent home.

A SEX offender has been jailed for more than 13 years for crimes in the New Forest including the rape of a child under 13.

A DRUG dealer struck a man with a baseball bat before pulling out a knife and telling another that he would "skin him alive".

ATTACKING a police constable landed a Lymington woman with a £100 fine.

VANDALISING a police cell cost an Ashley woman £135 when she appeared before magistrates.

A MAN accused of stabbing to death Max Maguire in Lymington claimed he acted in self-defence when his brother was attacked, a jury was told.