MR SMITH'S widow, Valerie, was at Truro Crown Court on Friday and watched as Bennett was jailed for a year.After the hearing, she said: "It is so despicable what he did, taking the money because the local community suffered as a result."As far as his accusations about my husband were concerned, he has blighted my life for the past three years."It is despicable and I don't accept his apology. It is not sincere."Mrs Smith and Mrs Jenkins, who was also at the hearing, said they...
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Apology not sincere – widow
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Impotent man had indecent images
AN IMPOTENT Penzance man who downloaded tens of thousands of indecent pictures of children has claimed he got no sexual gratification out of them.Russell Thomas, of Polmeere House, was caught with more than 79,000 images of children on his computer after police received a tip-off about a UK website that had been compromised and had been infiltrated with a secret doorway leading to illegal pornography.The 53-year-old appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced for 11 counts of...
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Large sum of cash stolen from elderly victim in Lynher Way,...
A SUSPECTED thief found in an elderly lady's house in Launceston told her he was selling tea towels before quickly leaving the property.
Shortly afterwards, the lady discovered that a large sum of cash had been stolen from her bedroom.
The incident took place in Lynher Way, North Hill at around 2pm yesterday.
A police spokesman said: "The elderly vulnerable female resident was at home when she saw a man in the hallway of her property. When she confronted him, he stated that he was selling...
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Accountant accused of £150k fraud to face a retrial
THE trial of a Perranpoth accountant accused of defrauding his clients out of £150,000 has been adjourned for a retrial.
David Pennington, of Bollingey, near Perranporth, went on trial at Truro Crown Court on Monday accused of 15 counts of fraud between April 2007 and December 2009 when he was employed by Terry Beard, owner of Park Retail South West Ltd, which runs shops on holiday parks in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.
The 69-year-old faces further charges in relation to client Derek...
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Have you seen these people - theft in Truro
Police are appealing for information after a theft from Halfords in Truro.
The theft took place at the St Austell Road store on November 1.
Police would like to speak with the man and woman pictured in connection with the theft.
Anybody with any information is asked to contact the police on 101.
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Paul Massen, repeat drink-driver, is branded a menace by court
A REPEAT drink-driver was described as a menace by magistrates on Monday after they heard he was before the court for his third offence.Solicitor Chris Andrews told Bodmin court that IT consultant Paul Massen, 49 and from Bude, "took a risk" in deciding to drive home from the pub.Chairman of the bench Peter Hosegood told Massen: "To be convicted of driving with excess alcohol once is bad enough. Twice is intolerable. Three times makes you a menace. Mr Andrews says you took a...
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Truro former solicitor Ian Dudgeon sent Facebook suicide messages...
A FORMER solicitor whose career was destroyed by alcohol use mistakenly sent messages to a woman on Facebook saying he had a noose around his neck and did not want to die, Truro magistrates heard.Ian Leslie Dudgeon, 47, of St Allen, pleaded guilty to sending a false message which caused inconvenience or anxiety on December 1.Graham Calderwood, for the prosecution, said a woman Dudgeon had never met received the unwanted contact from him on Facebook.His messages asked the recipient to arrange to...
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Young revellers are urged to drink safely and responsibly
A campaign designed to tackle head-on the issues surrounding alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour is to continue this Christmas.
Safer Cornwall, the community safety partnership for Cornwall, aims to raise awareness of the potential cost of drinking too much alcohol through its "What will your drink cost?" initiative.
A series of events are being staged across Cornwall to reinforce the message over the festive season including in the areas of Truro, Redruth, Camborne, Bodmin, St...
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Penzance attempted murderer, Raibeart Browne, gets jail sentence...
A jealous Penzance builder who tried to kill his ex-wife's new lover has had his jail sentence extended by three years.
Raibeart Browne, 70, has had the extra time added to the minimum term of his jail sentence at the Court of Appeal in London today.
The pensioner was given an indefinite sentence and told to serve a minimum of seven years after he was convicted of attempted murder at Truro Crown Court in July.
Today he had his minimum term increased to ten years.
The sentence was...
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St Austell PCSOs to begin police constable training
A pair of police community support officers from St Austell received their Christmas wishes early this year after being accepted onto the police constable training programme.
Alan Bull and Rachel Brannlund will be leaving their posts next month to begin their training in Exeter at the end of January.
"I have been here for five years and it's something that I have always wanted to do," said Mr Bull, who is currently the PCSO for Penwithick and Bugle.
"I'm not excited about leaving but we are...
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Four men assaulted in alleged St Austell attack
Police have launched an investigation after an alleged attack on a group of four men in St Austell on Saturday.
The incident took place at the top of High Cross Street in the early hours of the morning.
A police spokeman said: "The four men walked up from The Club at around 2.10am when they were assaulted by a group of men."The unprovoked assault happened at the road entrance to the railway station in the town."The four victims suffered injuries including black eyes,...
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Girl, 16, assaulted in an alley by Stuart Olson, 31
A MAN given a suspended jail term for violence at a Gunnislake residential home in the autumn has been jailed for 60 days after admitting assaulting a teenage girl in an alleyway back in March.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, told Bodmin magistrates the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been "very scared" by the behaviour of 31-year-old Stuart Olson, who has mental health issues and an alcohol problem,Because he had been in custody at HMP Exeter since November 7...
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Darryl Charlick, 30, in court over St Germans street attack
AFTER going to investigate a disturbance near his home a St Germans resident was hit in the face and pushed to the ground, a court was told.Timothy Weale's assailant Darryl Charlick, 30 and of Cuddenbeake Terrace, Quay Road, St Germans, admitted assault by beating when he appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Friday.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said on October 7 Mr Weale and his wife were in bed at home in Church Street when at about 10pm they heard a commotion outside.Hearing something...
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B&B Agricultural Sales is fined over fall that fractured...
A CORNISH tractor sales company faces fines and costs totalling more than £15,000 for breaking safety legislation after an employee received multiple skull fractures in a fall at work.Jacob Wingett, 28, from Treburley, near Launceston, was fitting a number plate to the top of a tractor cab on May 1, 2012, when he lost his balance and fell about a metre to the ground, suffering serious injuries.The incident was investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which prosecuted B&B...
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Car chase ended day-long manhunt
AN UPSET father attacked a sleeping friend before leading police on a day-long man-hunt, which culminated in a car chase through St Blazey.Jason Haberland, 25, of Bond Street, Redruth, became distressed when he called his former girlfriend, Katie Wood, and found out that she was in the company of mutual friend Aled Periam.He demanded to speak to Mr Periam who hung up and later went home to Penwithick, near St Austell.At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Philip Lee, for the Crown Prosecution...
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Thieves steal Christmas presents from Grampound home
Heartless thieves stole Christmas presents from a family in Grampound.
A special edition games console and jewellery were among the gifts taken from the house in Mill Lane.
Police are investigating and officers are particularly keen to speak with anyone who may have been offered a special edition Star Wars Xbox 360.
A rose gold bracelet was also taken in the theft from Mill Lane on Friday between 3.45pm and 5.30pm.
Anybody with any information is asked to contact the police on 101.
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Walking frame stolen from disabled youngster
A walking frame has been stolen from a young disabled man in a village near Truro.
The burgundy wheeled walking frame was taken from a driveway in Mount George Road, Penelewey on Monday between 10am and 2.30pm.
Police said the crime had caused considerable upset and inconvenience to the victim and asked anyone with any information to call 101.
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Judges rule no need for extended licence period for paedophile...
A PREDATORY paedophile who filmed himself sexually abusing young girls during a perverted campaign that stretched more than 15 years has had his sentence reduced by top judges on appeal.Christopher Harry Ernest Collins committed a string of sex crimes against four girls when they were aged between 8 and 15 and his offending only came to light after one of his victims plucked up the courage to go to the police.Following her complaint, officers found thousands of indecent images of children on...
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Failed to stop
JEREMY PAPPIN, 39, of Bedruthan Steps, Newquay, has been fined £185 with £200 compensation, £60 costs and had his licence endorsed with eight penalty points after pleading guilty to driving a Daewoo Lanos without due care and attention or insurance on June 13 at Eastbourne Road, St Austell; failing to stop after an accident in which damage was caused to another vehicle; and failing to report it.
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Pleaded guilty
DAVID YORKE, 68, of Fettling Lane, Charlestown, St Austell, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday last week when he pleaded guilty to driving a Lexus 200 on Charlestown Road, St Austell, October 4, with 126 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, the limit being 80mg.He was fined £275 with £85 costs and a £28 victim surcharge, and banned from driving for 15 months, to be reduced by 15 weeks if he completes an approved course.
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