Who has been in the dock at Portsmouth Crown Court as Southsea woman denies arson
By David George
Published 29th Sep 2026, 17:20 BST
These people appeared in court on Monday, September 28.
- Catherine Poat, 58 from Froddington Road, Southsea, pleaded not guilty to one count of arson with recklessness to endanger life. She was remanded on conditional bail, with a trial date set for September 27 next year.
- Colin Chapman, 47 from Gorley Court, Havant, has been charged with one count of actual bodily harm, one count of assault by beating, one count of intentional strangulation, one count of making threats to kill, and one count of threatening property damage. He will next appear at Southampton Crown Court on Monday, October 5.
- Jemal Hida, 20 of no fixed abode, indicated guilty pleas 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 in custody, and will next appear in court on Tuesday, October 6.
- Mason Ware, 24 from Jodrell Close, Horndean, pleaded guilty to one count of controlling or coercive behaviour, but not guilty to one count of actual bodily harm, and one count of intentional strangulation. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Friday, November 27.
- Simon Dunsford, 37 from Carless Close, Gosport, indicated guilty pleas to one count of grievoud bodily harm without consent, and one count of affray. His sentence has been deferred to March 4 next year.
- Yu Lin, 30 from Outram Road, Southsea, has been charged with three counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker, and one count of common assault of an emergency worker. He was remanded in custody, and will next appear in court on Monday, October 19.