Exclusive:Who has been in the dock at Portsmouth Crown Court as pensioner denies murder
By David George
Published 4th Aug 2026, 11:14 BST
These people appeared in court on Monday, August 3.
- Alan Wotton, 83 from Exmouth Road, Gosport, pleaded guilty to one count of arson, but not guilty to one count of murder, and one count of manslaughter. He was remanded in custody, with a trial date set for Monday, August 17.
- Andrew Linden, 34 from Braintree Road, Wymering, pleaded not guilty to three counts of actual bodily harm, and one count of criminal damage. He was remanded in custody, with a trial date set for Wednesday, December 2.
- Benjamin Peace, 33 from Curdridge Close, Havant, pleaded guilty to one count of theft from a motor vehicle, and one count of assault by beating. He was remanded on conditional bail, and will be sentenced on Friday, October 9.
- Constantin-Ionut Nistor, 30 from Sheffield Road, Hilsea, pleaded not guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug, namely cocaine, and one count of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class B drug, namely cannabis. He was remanded on conditional bail, and will next appear in court on Monday, September 14.
- Florian Shehu, 27 from Palmerston Road, Southsea, pleaded guilty to one count of driving while disqualified, and one count of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Friday, October 9.
- Irek Wozniewski, 49 from Chichester Road, North End, pleaded not guilty to one count of actual bodily harm, and one count of making threats to kill. He was remanded in custody, with a trial date set for January 5 next year.
- Joshua Gunn, 35 from Mile End Road, Buckland, pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery, two counts of shoplifting, two counts of theft from a person, two counts of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, and one count of burglary. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Friday, October 16.
- Lee Lord, 41 from Haslar Road, Gosport, pleaded guilty to one count of failing to surrender to bail, but pleaded not guilty to one count of one count of attempted robbery, and entered no plea to one count of assaulting a constable. He was remanded on conditional bail, with a trial date set for March 2 next year.
- Marc Baligod, 29 from Queen Street, Portsea, pleaded not guilty to one count of assaulting a child by penetration. He was remanded on conditional bail, with a trial date set for July 26 next year.
- Michael Williams, 42 from Linden Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in sexual communication with a child, two counts of attempting to cause a child to look at an image of sexual activity, and one count of making an indecent image of a child. He was remanded on unconditional bail, and will be sentenced on Friday, October 2.
- Shaun New, 30 from Angelus Close, Fareham, pleaded guilty to three counts of intentional strangulation, one count of actual bodily harm, one count of criminal damage, and one count of intentional suffocation, but not guilty to three counts of property damage, and one count of actual bodily harm. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Friday, October 9.
- Wayne Dujon, 45 from Hewett Road, Titchfield, pleaded not guilty to one count of grievous bodily harm with intent, and one count of robbery. He was remanded in custody, with a trial date set for Monday, November 16.