NATALIE KEMP, aged 45, and Roy Kemp, 43, both of Parknoweth Close, St Newlyn East, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to failing to ensure that a child attended school regularly between November and April and were both fined £125.
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ST NEWLYN EASTTruancy fines
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FALMOUTHGuilty plea
RICKY MARC SUTTON, 24, of Trevethan Road, Falmouth, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to using threatening behaviour towards Philip McEvoy at Falmouth on November 14.He was given a community order for a year with alcohol treatment and supervision, and was fined £100.
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ST DAYIn custody
JASON SIMON COOMBE, 42, of Trenant, Vogue, St Day, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court where he was alleged to have assaulted his wife, Beverley, causing actual bodily harm, and attempted to kidnap her.His case was sent to Truro Crown Court for trial on September 30 and he was remanded in custody.
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Daytime burglar pounces while residents at home
POLICE are asking householders to be vigilant after a burglar stole from a property while the residents were at home.Officers in the Troon, Beacon and Pengegon areas of Camborne have stepped up patrols and are investigating the daytime incident, which happened last weekend.Police are concerned this could lead to a crime spree and have said the burglar will typically enter a house through an unlocked back door and steal purses, handbags and phones left in kitchens while occupants are in other...
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Man sought after bag theft in pub
POLICE have released a CCTV picture of a man they want to trace in relation to a bag theft from a Truro pub.The bag was stolen from a customer in the Wig and Pen pub on August 23 at about 9pm.The man police want to speak to is white, slim, about 6ft 1in, aged in his early twenties and wore a white hooded top with dark trousers and white Adidas trainers with black strips down the sides.He was clean-shaven and possibly had a dark mark or tattoo about 1in under his left ear and had an Adidas...
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CAMBORNE'Violence' case
NATHAN MANKEE, 23, of Manor Road, Camborne, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to using violence to enter a property at Pengegon Moor, Camborne, between June 1 and June 30 and the case was adjourned for trial at Truro Magistrates' Court on November 3.
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FALMOUTHTrial date set
DAVID PAUL WATERHOUSE, 31, of Killigrew Street, Falmouth, and Paul James Waterhouse, 29, of Elm Villas, Goldenbank, Falmouth, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Joseph Rasmussen at Falmouth on April 6, causing him actual bodily harm, and the case was sent for trial at Truro Crown Court on October 3.
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CAMBORNEDad banned
A CAMBORNE father has been banned by Truro magistrates from having any contact with his son after an alleged incident involving the police which led to the older man being charged with assault.James Anthony Martin Hosking, 45, of Parc an Tansys, Pengegon, was given a restraining order prohibiting all contact with Nathan Hosking, aged 24, on the making of which the prosecution withdrew a charge of assault.
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Stephen Jory, 33, of Polisken Way, St Erme, who denies indecent...
A ST ERME man charged with indecent exposure and breaching a sexual offences prevention order has been remanded in custody ahead of a Truro Crown Court hearing on September 30 when he is due to appear via video link.Stephen Jory, 33, of Polisken Way, appeared in custody before District Judge Kevin Gray at Bodmin Magistrates' Court when he pleaded not guilty to both offences allegedly committed on July 17.Mr Gray declined jurisdiction in the case.
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Falmouth trainee electrician kicked man in the head after Ms...
A TRAINEE electrician who kicked a man in the head and left another unconscious in the street after a Ms Dynamite gig at a Penryn bar has been ordered to carry out unpaid work.
Benjamin Taylor, 21, of Highfield Road, Falmouth, had been to a concert at the Stannary Bar on Falmouth University's Penryn campus, when, at about 3am on October 1, he was involved in an incident with Mitchell Syrett in the street.
At Truro Crown Court on Monday, Sarah Vince, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said Mr...
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Richard Harvey, 29, took nude pics of Helston woman as she slept
A HELSTON woman had been left traumatised after a man climbed into her bed, uncovered her and took naked pictures of her as she slept before downloading them to his computer, a court heard.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had let 29-year-old Richard Harvey stay in her house after a night out, Truro Crown Court was told.
Harvey, of Parsonage Close, Oakley, Bedford, had been visiting his parents in Cornwall.
Sean Brunton, for the prosecution, said the woman went to bed at about...
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"Disgust" after St Nazaire war hero's gravestone stolen
THE children of a war hero say they "disgusted" and in "utter disbelief" after their father's gravestone was stolen from a Falmouth burial ground.William 'Johny' Johnson was laid to rest in Falmouth Cemetery in 2001.He died at the age of 81 after serving in the British Commandos and taking part in one of the most daring operations of the Second World War, the St Nazaire Raid.After visiting the grave of their dad on the anniversary of his death this year, August 15, the five siblings discovered...
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Elderly woman left with a broken neck and arm after attack by...
A MOTHER suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who attacked an 87-year-old woman was not receiving the treatment she needed despite her daughters raising concerns, a court has heard.
Patricia Southwood was left with a broken neck and arm after her friend Susan Allen, 56, snapped while they were at home in Threemilestone together.
At Truro Crown Court on Friday her barrister Sean Brunton said the incident could have been avoided if Allen had been given the help she needed earlier.
Jason Beal, for...
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Driver Paul Dale Timmins refused breath test after crashing into...
A DRIVER broke his back and neck in a crash into a pedestrian crossing beacon and house which caused 70 homes to lose power.The ferocity of the collision ripped the engine out of Paul Dale Timmins's Peugeot Partner van after his vehicle veered off Fore Street in Pool, collided with a house and the beacon, crossed a roundabout, struck a kerb, then collided with another house.Timmins, arriving on crutches, held his head in his hands and sobbed as details were told to Truro magistrates.The...
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Robert William Matthews of Redruth punched and threatened former...
AN ILLOGAN woman's former partner kicked and punched her front door, punched her, drove off in her car and threatened to kill her, Truro magistrates heard.Civil engineer Robert William Matthews, 33, of Treloweth Road, Redruth, pleaded guilty to assaulting Sarah James, damaging the lock on her front door and using her car without insurance.Gail Hawkley, for the CPS, said the couple had been in an on-and-off relationship for 14 years and had two children together.On previous occasions Ms James...
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Alistair Capps of Redruth accepts control order after his dog...
A REDRUTH dog owner has been ordered to keep his pet on the lead in public but allowed to drop a requirement to use a muzzle.Alistair Capps, 46, of Adelaide Road, Redruth, accepted that his dog had been out of control on April 3 as his response to a complaint by Martin Day that it should be kept under proper control by court order. Alison May, for the CPS, said Mr Day was walking his springer spaniel Henry on a lead in Beach Road, Flushing, when a large dog came running towards them, snarling....
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Spate of car thefts in Redruth and Lanner
MOTORISTS in Redruth and Lanner are being urged to lock their cars following a spate of thefts from vehicles.In the past six weeks police have been informed of nearly 20 incidents where unsecured cars have been searched and property stolen.Sergeant Gavin Barnes, from Camborne police, said: "Please make sure even if you keep your car on a drive that it is locked and do not leave anything on show."These incidents have happened late at night, between 10pm and 3am, and we suspect they have...
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Camborne pensioner Richard Spurr's sudden death happened during...
FAMILY and medical professionals were taken by surprise by the sudden death of a Camborne pensioner, an inquest heard.Richard Spurr, 76, died at the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Truro on February 13. Mr Spurr, who had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, was admitted to the hospital on February 2, four days after his first course of chemotherapy, when he became unwell with what was believed to be a vomiting and diarrhoea bug.The inquest in Truro on Friday was told that although he was making good...
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CCTV to be monitored from Tolvaddon fire station?
EIGHT towns in west Cornwall are to have their ageing "eyes and ears" renewed to better prevent crime and disorder.A new CCTV infrastructure and cameras will be installed in Penryn, Falmouth, Truro, Camborne, Redruth, Helston, Hayle and Penzance.Cameras were switched off in April after Cornwall Council withdrew its funding for monitoring and handed over the running of the systems to town councils.Last week Camborne Town Council became the first of the eight local authorities to agree...
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Gravestone theft disgusts family of war hero Johny
THE children of a war hero say they are "disgusted" and in "utter disbelief" after their father's gravestone was stolen from a Falmouth burial ground.William 'Johny' Johnson was laid to rest in Falmouth Cemetery in 2001.He died at the age of 81 after serving in the British Commandos and taking part in one of the most daring operations of the Second World War, the St Nazaire Raid.After visiting the grave of their dad on the anniversary of his death this year, August 15, the...
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