ROBERTO CARDOSA MCELWEE, 24, of Falmouth Road, Redruth, has been charged with breaching a restraining order imposed by Truro Crown Court on December 5 by contacting Laura Kelly between December 5 and 15.He pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court and the case was sent for trial at Truro Crown Court tomorrow.Bail conditions were to stay away from an address in Falmouth or contact Ms Kelly.
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REDRUTHNot guilty plea
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Man to face trial over alleged theft
KIERAN LUKE CHARLES ELLIS, 35, of Causewayhead, Penzance, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing groceries and a vacuum cleaner worth £747.53 from Tesco at Redruth on October 9.The case was adjourned for trial to be held at Truro Magistrates' Court on May 14.
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Man, 31, denies biting Boxer dog
A MAN has appeared before Truro magistrates accused of biting a dog.Giving an address in Gwent, but alleged to have committed the offence in Penzance, Timothy John Noonan, 31, was charged with seven offences, including two of causing unnecessary suffering to a Boxer dog bitch by throwing her against a sideboard and kicking her, and on another occasion by picking her up by the throat and biting her, in December last year. Noonan pleaded not guilty to the two concerning the dog, as well as to...
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Stole rucksack
A STAFF member at a St Ives shop helped to catch a thief when he took his photograph after suspecting him of stealing a rucksack.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Matthew Fuller, 34, of Kenwyn Mews, Truro, pleaded guilty to taking the bag valued at £139.99 from Mountain Warehouse on January 31.Staff had seen him leave with the bag and challenged him outside, but he walked off, leaving the bag behind on the pavement. It was later found to be cut where the security and price tags had been removed...
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Redruth woman arrested on suspicion of murder relating to care...
A Redruth woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder relating to a fire in a Truro care home six years ago.
In 2008, a 96-year-old resident at Rosewyn House Care Home, Gladys Dora Rowe, died as a result of smoke inhalation following a fire at the Alverton Terrace property.
Yesterday police arrested a 40-year-old in Truro in connection with the fire.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said the suspect has been released on police bail until May 27 2014.
The fire broke out at the...
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Bodmin man Steven Smith robbed pharmacy of pain pills he was...
A BODMIN man has admitted robbing a pharmacy of pain medication he was addicted to.
At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Steven Smith, 45, of St Mary's Road, pleaded guilty to robbing the Day Lewis pharmacy in Bodmin of two boxes of Tramadol.
Julia Cox, defending, said: "Mr Smith has a long-standing Tramadol addiction which he informed the police of at the time of his arrest."
Ms Cox said Smith had been put on a withdrawal programme and was being prescribed four tablets a day but took up to 30 a...
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Camborne man Callum Ruff admits assault causing actual bodily...
A 21-YEAR-OLD Camborne man has pleaded guilty to assaulting another man and causing him actual bodily harm.
At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Callum Ruff, of Dolcoath Road, admitted the attack on Darryl Chapman on October 8 last year.
Ruff was granted conditional bail to appear before the court again on April 17 for sentence.
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Owners of Truro care home at centre of murder investigation thank...
The owners of a Truro care home at the centre of a murder investigation have thanked police for their persistence.
A 40-year-old woman from Redruth was arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to a fire at the Rosewyn House care home more than five years ago.
Gladys Rowe, 96, died from respiratory problems caused by smoke inhalation a week after the fire on November 24, 2008.
Bill Dawes, who owns the care home jointly with Gregory Murrell, said: "We are pleased that progress has been made and...
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REDRUTHMetal theft
THIEVES in Redruth stole a metal garden gate.The theft took place between 11pm on Saturday and 8.30am on Sunday at a residential property on Hawthorn Close.Anyone with information is asked to contact PCSO Ally Relf in 101, quoting AC/14/983.
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Police appeal over Penzance town centre assault on 14-year-old...
Penzance police are appealing for witnesses to an assault that happened in Market Jew Street on Tuesday.
Shortly before 5pm, a 14-year-old boy, a visitor to Penzance, had a sandwich thrown at him and was then punched to the face whilst standing next to the Humphry Davy statue.
The offender is described as a white male aged 15-16-years-old with short spiked fair hair; he was wearing a black hoody and carrying a black Nike rucksack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall...
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'Lenient' sentence of Penzance rapist Lee Hosking to be reviewed
The sentence of a rapist who brutally attacked a woman in Penzance is due to be reviewed tomorrow for being too lenient.
In January Lee Hosking was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison after being found guilty of raping of a woman in 2008.
The Court of Appeal will tomorrow review the sentence under the Unduly Lenient Scheme after it was referred by the solicitor general, Oliver Heald QC MP.
Six years ago Hosking subjected his victim to a horrific attack in which she was brutally...
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Superman, Batman and Spiderman comics stolen from flat in Redruth
A haul of comic books, memorabilia and electronics have been stolen from a home in Redruth.
Raiders burgled the flat in Glasson House between February 5 and 7.
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone who has been offered some of the "fairly unique cartoon type memorabilia" items for sale, which they said should be easily identifiable.
The stolen items include DC and Marvel memorabilia such as Superman, Batman, Spiderman comic books, post cards, collecting cards, fact files, paper...
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Camborne man Sean Williams escapes jail after asking for help...
A CAMBORNE man who breached his suspended sentence twice has escaped jail after he pleaded with the judge for help with his drug problems.
At Truro Crown Court on Monday, Sean Williams, 25, of Union Street, admitted breaching the order, which was imposed on him last February for theft from a dwelling and using threatening words or behaviour.
On that occasion he was sentenced to nine months in prison suspended for two years, with a number of requirements including unpaid work and supervision by...
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Falmouth stab victim David Waterhouse criticises attacker's...
A FALMOUTH stabbing victim left vomiting blood and in need of emergency surgery said he would have had to die to get a just sentence.
David Waterhouse has criticised the eight-year jail term his attacker Paulo Veiga received after being found guilty of the knife attack.
Veiga, 39, of Round Ring Gardens, stabbed Mr Waterhouse in the abdomen "in a jealous rage" because his girlfriend was in Mr Waterhouse's flat with two men, Truro Crown Court heard.
But Mr Waterhouse said the sentence should have...
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Record-breaking rower was not guilty of assault in access row
A MAN who in 2001 became the first rower to complete a solo, unassisted non-stop crossing of the Pacific Ocean was acquitted of assault when he appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Thursday.Jim Shekhdar, 67, had become embroiled in a confrontation over access to his beach home at Eddystone Café, Tregonhawke, Millbrook, Torpoint, the court was told.It was alleged that Mr Shekhdar assaulted toolmaker Philip Barwell by beating on August 30 last year after the pair got into an altercation on...
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Fraud case discontinued after death of Penzance defendant Kevin...
A PENZANCE man who was accused of a series of thefts and fraud has had the case against him discontinued after he died.
Kevin Edgar, 52, formerly of Mabbots Court, was accused of three counts of stealing cash from Sylvia Body, Anson Care Services and Ron Wellbeloved in 2010.
He also faced one charge of fraud that he made a false representation to Barry Watkins on July 12, 2010, by telling him the computer equipment he was ordering was for the purpose of training staff at the Old Manor House care...
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Lawyer protests delay cases indefinitely, including Perranporth's...
COURT cases are being delayed indefinitely due to action being taken by lawyers protesting against proposed Government changes to the legal aid system.
In one example at Truro Crown Court, the trial of Aimee Rowley was put off, with no set date, because her barrister refused to attend or take on the work of colleagues.
Judge Christopher Harvey Clark, QC, said that in normal circumstances her barrister would have passed the defence's case to another member of the criminal bar and it would have...
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Camborne mechanic Paul Withers lied to police and tried to drive...
A MECHANIC and MoT tester who had previously been disqualified from driving was caught trying to drive a broken down vehicle.
Paul Withers, 24, of Hughville Street, Camborne, was disqualified from driving for two years and handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months in January for an offence of dangerous driving, Truro Crown Court heard on Thursday.
On February 9, he was spotted by a police officer trying to start a broken down Peugeot 206 on Loggans Road, Hayle.
He gave the...
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Ambulance among vehicles targeted by Penzance thieves
THIEVES have been targeting a number of vehicles – including an ambulance – in Penzance over the past couple of weeks.Inspector Jean Phillips, from Penzance police, said: "People should take care to lock up their vehicles, remove all items of value and report any suspicious activity."The recent incidents are:During the evening of Saturday, March 1, into the early hours of Sunday, March 2, a number of vehicles were entered around the Kings Road and Alverton area.If you...
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Sentence of Penzance rapist Lee Hosking is extended
A MAN who subjected a Penzance woman to a brutal and sustained rape attack has had his sentence increased.
The Court of Appeal has today increased the sentence given to RAF engineer Lee David Hosking from 9 and a half years' imprisonment to 13 years for the attack in 2008.
Speaking after the case, the Solicitor General, Oliver Heald QC MP, said: "This was an appalling incident in which the victim was repeatedly raped in a seemingly random act of extreme violence. She was in fear of her life and...
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