THE OWNERS of a North Cornwall abattoir have pleaded not guilty to six charges relating to the removal of body parts of sheep after slaughter.HR Jasper and Son Limited, of Botathan, South Petherwin, appeared before Truro magistrates last week to face charges brought by the Food Standards Agency. The case was adjourned until April.
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Abattoir charges
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Assault is denied
A 23-YEAR-OLD man from St Columb Major has denied inflicting grievous bodily harm on another man at Truro.At Truro Crown Court on Wednesday Shane Sheffield, of Trelawney Parc, denied assaulting Nicholas Birch on March 19 last year.Sheffield was remanded in custody and will now face trial on a date yet to be set.
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Valuables stolen
A PROPERTY in Nanstallon was burgled last Wednesday when jewellery, a digital camera, and mobile phones were among items stolen.The burglary was committed between 8am and 5.30pm on February 5 when entry was gained through an insecure window.Bodmin CID would like to hear from anyone who may have seen suspicious activity in the area.Call 101, ref BB/14/198.
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Admits damage
LIAM JONATHAN ZWART, 23, of Castle View, Lostwithiel, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on February 4 to causing criminal damage to a mobile phone at Bodmin on January 3 and was told to do unpaid work for 80 hours and pay £10 compensation. He also admitted using violence for the purpose of securing entry into premises at Bodmin on January 3.
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Two dog-bite victims
POLICE want information about an incident in Bodmin when two people were bitten by two dogs running loose in the town centre.A pair of Staffordshire bull terrier dogs bit the people in Fore Street and Crockwell Street on January 22.If anyone saw the two dogs running around the town centre on the day of the incidents, they are asked to call the police on 101 quoting crime number BB/14/124 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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Man reported filming young children in Falmouth lesiure centre...
POLICE are appealing for information after two young children reported being filmed in the changing rooms at a Falmouth leisure centre.
The children said that the incident occurred between 2.45 and 3pm on Saturday in the swimming pool changing rooms at Ships and Castles.
Sergeant Martin Roberts, from Falmouth police station, said: "Two young children were changing in a cubicle when it is believed a male held a camera under the door and gave the appearance they was being recorded.
"What we...
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Camborne burglar Jamie Reed admits 24 break-ins including at...
A PROLIFIC burglar has admitted to breaking into 24 buildings including a school and two colleges.
At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Jamie Read, 23, of Bassett Road, admitted six burglaries including at a bakery in Redruth, Trewirgie Junior School, Truro College and Cornwall College.
Between August 5 and 8 last year, Reed stole 24 Apple iPads from Trewirgie Junior School.
On September 5 he broke into the Hideaway Bar in Redruth and took cash, nine bottles of spirits and Jägermeister.
On...
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Burglary at Falmouth home happened while the residents slept
A FLAT screen TV was stolen from a house in Falmouth as the residents slept.
The burglary happened in the early hours of Sunday morning at a property on Penmere Hill.
Sergeant martin Roberts, from Falmouth police station, said: "It is believed that the property was insecure – it was not locked. It was occupied at the time."
If anyone has any information they should contact the police, quoting crime reference GP/14/246.
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Man wanted for recall to prison
A FALMOUTH man is wanted for recall to prison after breaching the terms of his release licence.
Lee Nankivell, aged 26, originates from the Falmouth area, but also has links to Penzance, Camborne and Redruth.
Anyone with information regarding this man's current whereabouts is requested to contact the Devon & Cornwall police via the 101 non-emergency number, quoting GP/13/1813.
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Hayle man not guilty of throwing a half-eaten McFlurry at two...
A HAYLE man who allegedly threw a half-eaten McFlurry at two 15-year-old girls has been found not guilty after the prosecution offered no evidence against him.
Daniel Johns, 29, of Trevoarn, denied assaulting by beating the two girls at Hayle on August 9 last year.
At Truro Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, on the day his trial was due to go ahead, prosecutor Gail Hawkley, said the Crown Prosecution Service would not be proceeding with the case on the understanding that Johns had agreed to become...
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Victim fears fine will not deter illegal gas fitters
A TRURO woman is "horrified" at the sentence a court has given to an illegal gas fitter who could have caused her death.Michael Rowe, of Gilbert Road, Bodmin, pleaded guilty in Truro Magistrates' Court to working without the required qualifications and putting people at risk of danger.But 25-year-old Megan Palmer, from Trispen, was left aghast at the court's decision to fine the man who caused a gas leak in her kitchen."I'm horrified," she said. "There is nothing to...
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Case stopped
MARINA MAY TEAGUE, 35, of Tregian Close, Truro, accused at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 16 of assaulting Aaron Hicks, has had the case against her discontinued.
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Camborne's Ryan Paul Clemow racially abused wine shop owner over...
A THIEF racially abused a man who asked him to put out his cigarette in his wine shop.At Truro Magistrates' Court Ryan Paul Clemow, 22, of Tresawla Court, Tolvaddon, Camborne, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour which was racially aggravated and to stealing a can of lager.Alison May, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said Clemow went into Deol Wines on November 7 while smoking and was asked to put out the cigarette. He did not like this and walked out with a can of drink.Outside, he...
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Falmouth perfume thief David Anthony Parsons fought security...
A FALMOUTH man fought with a security officer from Boots and a police officer after stealing a tester perfume bottle.David Anthony Parsons, 54, of High Street, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing the perfume worth £23.99 and to assaulting PC Barry Nicholas and store security officer Daniel McLeod.Alison May, for the prosecution, said Parsons resisted attempts to take him back into the store after he was stopped outside and found with the perfume in his pocket. He...
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Drunk Ami Reed of Camborne bit, kicked and punched her disabled...
A DAUGHTER bit, kicked, and punched her disabled mother after being accused of drinking alcohol.Ami Reed, 22, had been told by her parents that she could live with them only if she did not drink.But her attack left her mother, Rachel Reed, who suffers from spina bifida, with a bite mark. She also assaulted her mother's partner, Mark Andrew, knocking two teeth out, and left PC Alison Pudner with a leg injury, Truro magistrates heard.Reed, of East Charles Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty to...
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Carpenter Daniel Paul Phillips of Porthtowan pulled out...
A CARPENTER pulled out a clump of his girlfriend's hair and pushed her after she locked him out of her home, Truro magistrates heard.Daniel Paul Phillips, aged 33, of East Beach, Porthtowan, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Karen Stephens at Porthtowan on September 14, and admitted breaching a suspended sentence.Mike Brown, for the defence, said Phillips had been out drinking and understood he would be going back to Ms Stephens' address, only to find she had locked him...
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Victim's head 'kicked like a ball'
A FORMER businessman from Redruth went "beyond the pale" when he kicked a man in the head as his victim was lying defenceless on the ground.William Pearce, aged 22, of Loscombe Road, kicked Elliott Harris on October 4 last year during an incident outside the town's Twilight nightclub.At Truro Crown Court he admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and was jailed for six months.Philip Lee, for the prosecution, said: "Witnesses described the defendant as being loud and...
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'We think of Adam daily'
ADAM'S father issued an emotional tribute to his son after hearing about how he died.Following the 20-year-old motorcyclist's accident, his organs were donated, helping others to live.Speaking after the inquest, father David Smart said his son was thought of every day and the family were striving to keep his memory alive.He said: "He has left his legacy. He has saved the lives of those who had his organs and highlighted the work of the Blood Bikes which will help to save many more...
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'We think of Adam daily'
ADAM'S father issued an emotional tribute to his son after hearing about how he died.Following the 20-year-old motorcyclist's accident, his organs were donated, helping others to live.Speaking after the inquest, father David Smart said his son was thought of every day and the family were striving to keep his memory alive.He said: "He has left his legacy. He has saved the lives of those who had his organs and highlighted the work of the Blood Bikes which will help to save many more...
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TRURODog destroyed
FARMER Phillip Warwick Pryor, aged 48, of Perranwell Station, Truro, denies a charge of destroying a Rottweiler dog named Fizz valued at £3,000 belonging to Marcus Cole in April last year.His two-day trial begins on February 17 at Truro Magistrates' Court.
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