Exclusive:Who has been in the dock at Portsmouth Crown Court as six defendants given suspended sentences
By David George
Published 3rd Aug 2026, 17:19 BST
These people appeared in court on Friday, July 31.
- Alfie Matthews, 21 from Albemarle Avenue, Gosport, pleaded guilty to two counts of controlling or coercive behaviour, one count of assault by beating, and one count of criminal damage. He was sentenced to 18 months in custody, suspended for two years.
- Alice Debono, 34 from Victoria Road, Southsea, was found guilty of one count of causing a child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm. She was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Friday, October 16.
- Amirun Begum, 49 from Sheffield Road, pleaded guilty to one count of theft by employee, but not guilty to one count of acquiring criminal property, and one count of false accounting. She was sentenced to eight months in custody, suspended for two years.
- Bruce Dewey, 46 from Cottage Grove, Southsea, indicated guilty pleas to three counts of fraud, but pleaded not guilty to one count of burglary. He was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, concurrent for all three offences.
- Cameron Taylor, 26 from Tangier Road, Copnor, indicated guilty pleas to three counts of making indecent images of a child. He was sentenced to eight months in custody, suspended for two years, and was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order.
- Craig Clutton, 41 from Billy Lawn Avenue, Havant, pleaded guilty to three counts of actual bodily harm, and one count of harassment, but was found not guilty of two counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. He was sentenced to 12 months in custody, suspended for two years.
- Daniel Grainger, 36 from Highwood Lawn, Leigh Park, pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. He was remanded on conditional bail, and will next appear in court on Thursday, August 20.
- David Imrie, 60 from Belmont Grove, Havant, indicated guilty pleas to two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order, and one count of failing to comply with the sex offenders register. He was sentenced to eight months in custody, suspended for 18 months.
- Dean Hewett, 43 from Stockheath Way, Havant, pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. He was remanded on conditional bail, and will next appear in court on Thursday, August 20.
- Graham Beech, 70 from Elmore Road, Lee-on-the-Solent, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm, and one count of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, but not guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a certificate, and one count of threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place. He was remanded on unconditional bail, and will next appear in court on Thursday, November 26.
- Jai Harms, 28 from Wingfield Stree, Buckland, indicated guilty pleas to one count of dangerous driving, and one count of possessing a controlled Class B drug, namely cannabis resin, and pleaded guilty to two counts of drug driving, one count of driving without third-party insurance, and one count of driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison, and was disqualified from driving for five years and six months.
- James Blair, 89 from Giles Close, Gosport, pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by careless driving. He was sentenced to four months in custody, suspended for one year, and was disqualified from driving for two years.
- James Debono, 28 from Blackbrook Road, Fareham, was found guilty of one count of causing a child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Friday, October 16.
- Paul Griffiths, 41 from Wilton Terrace, Southsea, indicated guilty pleas to one count of stalking, one count of threatening property damage, and one count of threatening to share an image of a person in an intimate state. He was remanded on conditional bail, and will be sentenced on Friday, August 28.
- Rodney Hoyle, 43 of no fixed abode, indicated guilty pleas to one count of threatening a person with a blade in a public place, and one count of harassment in breach of a restraining order. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Friday, September 18.
- Rufon Ali, 46 from Baileys Road, Southsea, pleaded not guilty to four counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of actual bodily harm, and one count of common assault. He was remanded in custody, with a trial date set for Monday, December 7.