THE ISLE OF WIGHT MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists (Solent Murder Mystery)

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This policing ward covers a large stretch of Isle of Wight coast, from Shanklin, to Bonchurch, and round to St. Lawrence. On the other side, there were only eight bike thefts reported, 10 theft from a person offences, and 14 robberies. 2. Ryde - 2,666 A witness remembers that Nettles was attempting to open the car doors of a blue Ford Fiesta. This person recalls it being somewhere around 23:15 and claims it took place in the Harbour Lights pub car park. After this, another witness placed Nettles at a bus stop near one of The Co-operative Group supermarkets. He entered a bus here, but exited shortly after talking to the driver. It was alleged that he had tried to take the driver's picture with the camera he had on him. He was said to have thanked the driver at the time of exiting the bus. [4] A third witness was waiting in their car for their child to be dropped off by a different bus. Whilst waiting, they claim a person matching Nettles description was eating chips, nestled together with his arms and legs close to his body. The witness then claims the figure approached him, saying “They are watching us”, before clearing rain off the car window and walking off towards the High Street. [5] Investigation [ edit ]

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. The court heard there was an 89-second window in which this other man could have murdered Mr Cooper. With 1,368 fewer crimes than Ryde, Sandown and Lake had the third highest number of offences in 2020. 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. Nettles’ family became aware their son may have been captured on CCTV whilst on the High Street in Cowes, so they sought out the owners of the cameras, which belonged to a local organisation. After the authorities were notified, Nettles was pinpointed on the footage. But after it was viewed by Nettles’ mother, she informed police the person in the film they believed to be her son, was in fact not him. She did however locate her son on the film, which caught Nettles’ last movements, in which he could be seen alone, eating his chips, walking along the empty street just after midnight. This was the last moment on film that Nettles’ mother ever saw her son alive. After a period of time, this footage was lost by police. A complaint was made by Nettles’ mother to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2005 regarding this loss and the way her son’s case had been dealt with. She received a response in which she was advised that the incident concerning the officer responsible for the lost tapes had previously been acted upon. [4]The number of incidents of crime in Isle of Wight grew by 17.6% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 2.8% per year. 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. The most prevalent crime was violence and sexual offences, of which there were 291 recorded. This is followed by 138 antisocial behaviour crimes. a b Munro, Bronagh (25 July 2016). "What happened to Damien Nettles? Unsolved case of teenager missing for 20 years is BBC's Making A Murderer". Mirror . Retrieved 14 February 2022. More than half the incidents recorded are antisocial behaviour crimes (143) and violence and sexual offences (264).

In spite of the many investigations conducted, plenty of campaigning, and production of documentaries seeking a resolution, Nettles’ whereabouts still remains a mystery. [8] See also [ edit ] 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. Over 140 possession of a weapon and criminal damage and arson crimes were further recorded by police in 2020. As well as covering East Cowes and Wootton, this ward also includes areas such as Whippingham and Barton Eastate. Connor, Laura (9 August 2016). "Detectives probing missing 16-year-old Damien Nettles mystery break silence after watching BBC documentary". Mirror . Retrieved 16 February 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. The least common crimes were robbery, shoplifting and theft from a person. Two offences were recorded for each crime type. 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.