a b c Morcom, Jess (26 July 2020). "The unsolved mystery of Damien Nettles, who's not been seen in 24 years". Hampshire Live . Retrieved 2 March 2022. In her closing speech to the jury, prosecutor Joanna Martin said Mr Brazier made up lies both in police interview and during the trial, and his evidence was confusing and ever-changing.

Around half of the crimes reported in the ward were violence and sexual offences (518) and antisocial behaviour offences (273).With 1,368 fewer crimes than Ryde, Sandown and Lake had the third highest number of offences in 2020.

Each day we'll be sending you a selection of our top stories from across our county, as well as breaking news so you can be the first to know. The least common crimes were robbery, shoplifting and theft from a person. Two offences were recorded for each crime type. The most prevalent crime was violence and sexual offences, of which there were 277, plus 170 antisocial behaviour crimes.The least common crimes were theft from a person, of which there was just one incident, plus four bike thefts and five possession of a weapon crimes. Closing the defence case, Ignatius Hughes said many of the witnesses didn’t tell the truth, or were unwilling to, including another male, who he said murdered Mr Cooper in a characteristic outburst of explosive violence. Cumiskey, Lucas (6 November 2021). "Sister reveals 25-year heartache after sending brother home before he vanished". Mirror . Retrieved 9 February 2022. With just 31 fewer crimes than the Wight Rural South, East Cowes and Wootton has the fewest number of crimes recorded making it the safest place on the island.

More than half the incidents recorded are antisocial behaviour crimes (143) and violence and sexual offences (264). On the other side, there were only eight bike thefts reported, 10 theft from a person offences, and 14 robberies. 2. Ryde - 2,666 The most prevalent crime was violence and sexual offences, of which there were 291 recorded. This is followed by 138 antisocial behaviour crimes. A quarter of all crime on the Isle of Wight was recorded in Newport, making it the worst place for crime on the island.It has been claimed that Nettles’ mother has conveyed how disheartened she’d found herself, because of the police’s management of the case. Evidence ended up being mislaid, along with records failing to be kept, resulting in any possible progression of the case being hindered. The call log made to police on the night of Nettles’ disappearance no longer exists, and the records detailing which officers were on duty that night were lost. However, the case remains open. [4] Other criticisms towards the handling of the investigation include requests made to commence searches both on land and from the air, being rejected, and the error made by police who initially listed Nettles as a missing adult rather than a missing child. [8] Members of the public campaigned by protesting and participating in a march. Their aim was to convince police to dig at Parkhurst Forest and Gurnard, as claims were made that Nettles’ remains may be buried there. However, police declined this request, as they believed the claims made to them came from untrustworthy sources. [12] This policing ward covers a large stretch of Isle of Wight coast, from Shanklin, to Bonchurch, and round to St. Lawrence. The crime rate in Isle of Wight is 7,997 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 11,267 incidents of crime, a 1,690 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area. Nettles, Valerie (5 September 2019). The Boy Who Disappeared. Kings Road Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78946-093-3. Mr Hughes said there were of course bit-players in this tale, but it was a two-horse race between Mr Brazier and this other man, and the latter won hands down on motive and character.

a b c d e f g h "Damien Nettles: The boy who disappeared". BBC. 25 July 2016 . Retrieved 17 February 2022. On 25 July 2016, a BBC Three series, Unsolved: The Boy Who Disappeared, was broadcast about the case. [11] A total of 1,015 violence and sexual offences were recorded, with an additional 695 antisocial behaviour incidents. Police also recorded 236 criminal damage and arson offences in 2020.

Thank you to NetGalley and Saga Egmont Audio for the free audio book in exchange for an honest review. This was narrated by Colin Mace who did a fantastic job of immersing me into the story and not wanting to leave! There were 1,599 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 1,135) in Isle of Wight in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Isle of Wight is about a 1.13% chance per year.