A MOTHER has admitted causing the death of a Tresillian pensioner by careless driving when under the influence of alcohol.Tamara Milby, of St James View, St Columb, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court on Friday to having caused the death of 77-year-old Margaret Doherty while over the prescribed limit.Mrs Doherty was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital on June 6, last year, after a two-car collision in Summercourt, but died in the early hours of the following day.Her 78-year-old husband, George,...
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Drink-driver caused death of pensioner, 77
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Attacker saved from jail term by his daughter
AN ILLOGAN father who held a knife against his partner's throat and punched her has escaped jail despite having two previous convictions for domestic violence.Matthew Maw, 30, of Coronation Road, was handed a suspended sentence at Truro Crown Court last Wednesday after pleading guilty to affray, which was witnessed by four young children.Maw had been in a relationship with Joanne Crocker for 15 months when, on April 3 last year, they became involved in an argument at her home in front of her...
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Indecent images
A 67-YEAR-OLD Pool man has admitted downloading more than 2,000 indecent images of children to his computer.At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Anthony Edwards, of Agar Road, admitted 12 counts of making indecent images between May 5 and July 12 last year.The case was adjourned to February 5 for the preparation of a presentence report.Edwards was granted unconditional bail and ordered to sign the sex offenders register.
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Father alerted police after son burgled his home twice
A FATHER who found his son had burgled his home called the police and turned him in, leading to his arrest on Christmas Eve.It wasn't the first time the son had stolen from him; earlier he had taken £60 in cash he found among his parent's Christmas cards and an iPod.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Paul Parker, 18, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to stealing an iPod and cash worth £190 from Paul Parker senior on December 13, to criminal damage at his father's house and to burglary...
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Shoplifter faces recall to prison after mascara theft
A SHOPLIFTER with previous convictions was due to be recalled to prison because of his recent offending, Truro magistrates heard.Dean Karl Lennox, 33, of Basset Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty to stealing 15 mascaras worth £134.85 from Boots on January 6.The court heard that the previous day he had been before magistrates for shoplifting again when he received an eight-week prison sentence suspended for a year and 12-week curfew.Neil Lewin, for the defence, said Lennox had become addicted...
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Resort initiatives
UNRELENTING police and community campaigns against drink-fuelled crime have helped to repair Newquay's reputation.The resort, famed for its surfing beaches, suffered a storm of negative publicity five years ago following the deaths of two teenagers after nights out in the town.Paddy Higgins and Andrew Curwell died after falling from cliffs in the summer of 2009, prompting the creation of Newquay Safe.It has spawned a number of regular initiatives focused on the groups of youngsters who head to...
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POOLTo stand trial
DAVID Michael Abernethy, 26, of Fore Street, Pool, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Paul Scriven and Melanie Amiable at Redruth on September 23.He is due to appear at Truro Magistrates' Court for trial on February 5.
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CAMBORNENot guilty plea
A CAMBORNE man has denied breaking into a house and stealing two televisions, a DVD player, an iPod and jewellery including an engagement ring.At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, David Thompson, 22, of North Roskear Village, pleaded not guilty to burglary at a property on Carn Brea Lane between December 6 and 9 last year.
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TRUROGBH is alleged
A TRURO man is set to stand trial accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.At Truro Crown Court on Friday Arron Toy, aged 27 and of Mitchell Hill in the city, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Nicolas Lawrence at Truro on August 3 last year.Toy was granted bail and is due to appear before the court again on April 4.
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Bait dogs are traumatised survivors of a vicious 'sport'
TIED up, tortured almost to death, abandoned in boxes and set on fire – this is the fate of dozens of helpless dogs across Cornwall used as part of an illegal underground fighting syndicate.Redruth charity Last Chance Hotel, which rehabilitates abused and abandoned dogs, says there has been a rise in the number of 'bait dogs' used across Cornwall.Bait dogs are tied up and thrown into a ring and set upon by two fighting dogs to get them riled up before they tear into each other.Volunteers...
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Bait dogs are traumatised survivors of a vicious 'sport'
TIED up, tortured almost to death, abandoned in boxes and set on fire – this is the fate of dozens of helpless dogs across Cornwall used as part of an illegal underground fighting syndicate.Redruth charity Last Chance Hotel, which rehabilitates abused and abandoned dogs, says there has been a rise in the number of 'bait dogs' used across Cornwall.Bait dogs are tied up and thrown into a ring and set upon by two fighting dogs to get them riled up before they tear into each other.Volunteers...
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Bait dogs are traumatised survivors of a vicious 'sport'
TIED up, tortured almost to death, abandoned in boxes and set on fire – this is the fate of dozens of helpless dogs across Cornwall used as part of an illegal underground fighting syndicate.Redruth charity Last Chance Hotel, which rehabilitates abused and abandoned dogs, says there has been a rise in the number of 'bait dogs' used across Cornwall.Bait dogs are tied up and thrown into a ring and set upon by two fighting dogs to get them riled up before they tear into each other.Volunteers...
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TRUROThe last trump
A THIEF who stole a tin of "fart spray" and two packets of balloons from a shop in Truro has been fined £70 by magistrates.Ian Matthew Palmer, aged 43, of Fore Street in Pool, swiped the unusual combination of items from novelty gift shop Hawkin's Bazaar in Truro city centre on October 29.He pleaded guilty to the charges at Truro Magistrates' Court on Friday.Palmer was also ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge and £60 towards prosecution costs.
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Teenager admits drunken attacks
A MAN faced with two charges of assault at Penzance had committed both of them without any provocation, District Judge Richard Blake heard at Truro.Nathan Ryan Burt, 19, of Polmeere Road, Penzance, pleaded guilty to assaulting Harry Wykes on October 2 by striking him in the face and causing him to stumble backwards, and assaulting Joshua Wooley on August 14, punching and biting him. The incidents took place inside and outside the Sound nightclub.Charles Hulley, for Burt, said he was a college...
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Man with £4,565 debts to pay £5 a fortnight
A MAN facing court debts of £4,565 dating back to 2011 told District Judge Richard Blake no one could get blood from a stone, and his efforts to pay off the money at the rate of £1 a week had been ignored.Kevin Singh, who said he was of no fixed address and sofa-surfing, said there had been appeals of his before a higher court which were still pending."I have been trying to arrange something since August last year and it has been ignored. I have offered £1 a week but it...
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Jilted lover in court for assault of his ex
AN ARGUMENT over the use of social networking on a laptop led to the appearance before Truro Magistrates' Court of a Penzance man who admitted to assaulting his former partner Jennifer Maxwell.Mark Kenneth Nicholas, 37, of Roscadgill Park, Heamoor, also admitted causing criminal damage to property belonging to Ms Maxwell worth £80.Anita Kennett, for the CPS, said he had grabbed Ms Maxwell after pushing her, before losing control and going into the hallway where he caused damage to some of...
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Drug user is warned
A PREGNANT serial shoplifter has been warned by a district judge that unless she mends her ways she could lose her baby to care services.Victoria Louise Kati, aged 38, of Morrab Road, Penzance, blamed her offending on "a longstanding, hard-bitten habit of heroin", her solicitor Robin Smith said.Kati admitted stealing four bottles of champagne worth £140 from the Co-op at St Ives on December 19 and breaching a conditional discharge.Mr Smith said she had an appalling record and for...
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Police release images of Penzance bike theft suspect
BRITISH Transport Police have released CCTV images of a suspect in the theft of a specialist mountain bike from a train travelling from Penzance just after Christmas.Officers said they wanted to speak to a man pictured on camera in connection with the theft on Saturday, December 28.Police said the 38-year-old owner of the bike put his white and red Hard Rock bicycle in the storage compartment on the 17.39 service to London Paddington, but when he got off at Truro it was gone."Inquiries have...
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Meter tampering "widespread'' in Bodmin
Police are warning Bodmin residents of the dangers of tampering with gas and electricity meters.
Officers believe the criminal offence is widespread within the town. They discovered people fiddling their meters at two homes last night.
PC Robin Riches said officers accompanied Western Power staff to two addresses in Wallace Road.
He said: " Both had been tampered with and the meter had been bypassed. Damage had been caused to the meters and they were in a dangerous condition.
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Knife boy had insect zapper modified into 'stun gun'
AN INSECT "zapper" modified into a stun-gun was found in the bedroom of a 14-year-old boy after he had been found armed with a 12-inch knife in Launceston.The boy, formerly living in Launceston, appeared before Bodmin Youth Court on Monday when he admitted possessing a bladed article and an item designed to administer an electrical charge.Terry Eastwood, for the prosecution, said on the night of September 27 the manager of the Launceston Steam Railway was checking the workshop when he...
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