A CROOK was told he was being given a second chance despite an "appalling" criminal record.Kushmet Barddell, 29, of Gibbons Fields, Mullion, pleaded guilty to handling stolen purses and £95 in cash when he appeared before Bodmin magistrates.Chairman of the bench David Stevens told him he had an "appalling" criminal record but the magistrates were prepared to give him a chance by imposing a conditional discharge after hearing he was making efforts to turn his life...
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Kushmet Barddell, 29, of Mullion, pleaded guilty to handling...
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Jury visits mining site where Falmouth cyclist David Alderson was...
THESE pictures show the scarred landscape where a Falmouth pensioner spent his final moments after allegedly being beaten and left to drown.David Alderson's body was found in the mineral-stained pond at the disused Wheal Maid near Carharrack by a walker on January 18, 2014.Kevin Cooper and Trewen Kevern are on trial at Truro Crown Court accused of murdering the 72-year-old after luring him there on the premise that they were going to do a gun deal, so they could steal his money.On Friday, the...
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Mine death trial: David Alderson's keys found in car belonging to...
ONE OF the men accused of beating a Falmouth pensioner before leaving him to drown at a disused mine site admitted being involved in the murder to a relative, a court has heard.Kevin Cooper, who is on trial accused of killing David Alderson, revealed that he had 'had something to do with' the 72-year-old's death to his cousin Rebecca Johnson, Truro Crown Court heard on Wednesday.Ms Johnson told the court that she got to know her cousin Cooper, aged 34, when they were both living in Minorca Lane,...
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Alan Body from Perranporth was caught stealing cider from...
A CIDER thief was caught by staff on his fourth trip to take the booze from the back of a shop.Workers still at Costcutters at Perranporth after it closed challenged Alan Body in the loading bay and found he had taken six boxes of cider worth £99.20.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Body, 46, of Herons Court, Perranporth, pleaded guilty to the theft on February 18.Alison May, for the prosecution, said he told the police he was an alcoholic and had been drinking at the time, saw an opportunity...
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Tipper truck fire at Portreath was suspected arson attack
A tipper van fire in a car park at Portreath during the early hours of this morning is being treated as a suspected arson.Five firefighters from Camborne attended the blaze at a car park near Hells Mouth on the B3301 at 2.58am. Firefighters wearing breathing gear used two hoses to put out the fire. A Cornwall Fire and Rescue spokesman said: "The cause of this fire is doubtful and details have been passed to the police."
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Steven Loosemore, 31, of Cullompton, has been sent to Truro Crown...
STEVEN LOOSEMORE, aged 31, of Highland Terrace, Cullompton, appeared before Bodmin magistrates charged with two offences of sexually assaulting a girl aged 14 on September 1 at Perranporth. He was bailed unconditionally to appear at Truro Crown Court on May 29.
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Man hospitalised after Camborne bottle attack
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a man was randomly hit over the head with a bottle in Camborne on Saturday.The local man in his 50s was talking to a woman in the cemetery on Church Street shortly before 5:30pm when he was attacked by the unknown man.He sustained serious head and facial injuries and as a result was taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital by ambulance, where he is currently recovering from the attack.Officers are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or has any...
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Robert James Cavill Pearson from Perranporth assaulted driver who...
A driver assaulted another motorist for blocking his wife's view of the beach with his van, Truro magistrates heard.Patrick Buxton was knocked to the ground by Robert James Cavill Pearson and left with cuts and bruises. Pearson, 50, of Droskyn Way, Perranporth, pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr Buxton on July 5.Chris Hart, for the CPS, said Pearson parked his vehicle to give his wife, who was recovering from an operation, a view of the sea at Porthoustock on the Lizard.When Mr Buxton parked his...
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Mine death trial: The two men accused of killing David Alderson...
THE TWO men accused of murdering a pensioner for his money by beating him up and leaving him to drown, have blamed each other for the killing.Kevin Cooper and Trewen Kevern are on trial at Truro Crown Court accused of murdering 72-year-old David Alderson, of Falmouth, whose body was found at the disused mining site Wheal Maid, near Carharrack, on January 18, 2014.Both men deny killing Mr Alderson and claim that their co-defendant was responsible.The prosecution allege that Cooper, 34, of Poldory...
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Man and wife to stand trial in relation to acid attack on Truro...
THE trial of a man accused of attacking a Truro businessman with acid has been postponed after his wife was charged with a related offence.At Truro Crown Court on Monday Nicole Phillips, aged 44, of Barley Lane, Hastings, pleaded not guilty to doing an act tending or intending to pervert the course of justice on December 12 by making a false statement of evidence to the police.Her husband David Phillips, aged 48, of the same address, has previously denied inflicting grievous bodily harm with...
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THE CASE of two men accused of murdering a Falmouth pensioner by beating him up and leaving him to drown at a disused mining site, is drawing to a close as the lawyers give closing speeches to the jury.Kevin Cooper and Trewen Kevern are accused jointly of the unlawful killing of 72-year-old David Alderson on January 17, 2014.The prosecution allege that they lured the keen cyclist and gun enthusiast to Wheal Maid, near Carharrack, with the prospect of doing a deal for illegal guns, so that they...
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Steven Massey, 52, of Truro, has been sent to Truro Crown Court...
STEVEN MASSEY, 52, care of an address at Buckshead, Truro, will face Truro Crown Court on June 5 accused of harassing Alison Trudgeon at Bodmin on April 8 and 14 in breach of a restraining order imposed on March 26. Massey appeared at Bodmin Magistrates' Court and was bailed on condition he does not enter Bodmin or contact Ms Trudgeon.
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Family devastated as thieves snatch priceless ornaments from...
A FAMILY has slammed heartless yobs who stole priceless ornaments from their daughters' grave.Redruth couple Trevor and Carol Dungey's daughter Karen May is buried at St Euny Churchyard after she passed away from cervical cancer aged 39.Monday May 4 would have been Karen's 44th birthday and when her sister Lorraine visited to tend to the grave, she found that a number of ornaments had been taken.The ornaments were wooden angels and had been handmade by Mr Dungey.Carol Dungey said: "Karen's...
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Camborne man Simon Lawson cleared of sexually assaulting woman
A CAMBORNE man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in an alleyway has been found not guilty.Simon Lawson, 39, of St Martins Crescent, went on trial at Truro Crown Court on Monday accused of touching the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, inappropriately on July 12, last year.The prosecution alleged that he had been in the White Hart in Camborne and had gone outside for a cigarette where he spoke to the woman.He was accused of grabbing the woman and pulling her into Gurney's Lane...
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Judge criticises time taken to drop case of Mount Hawke man Shaun...
A JUDGE has criticised the amount of time it took for the prosecution to decide to drop the case against a Mount Hawke man accused of raping a woman.Shaun Rollason, aged 45, of Charlotte Close, was first accused of raping the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on a date between September 2008 and November 2009, 18 months ago, Truro Crown Court heard on Monday.He appeared before the court last October when Judge Christopher Harvey Clark, QC, expressed concerns about the public interest...
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Help for Heroes charity box thief Trevor Robinson outsmarted by...
A BUNGLING would-be charity box thief was stopped by a witness and outsmarted by automatic doors as he tried to flee.Trevor Robinson, 42, c/o North Roskear Village, Camborne, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing a Help for Heroes charity box containing an unknown amount of money at from Bookers' Cash & Carry at Pool on April 3 to buy drugs and food.Alison May, for the CPS, said he was seen picking up the box and hiding it in his jacket before making for the door. A customer...
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Redruth thug Nathan Eckersall sent to prison for two savage...
A THUG who carried out two separate savage attacks in the space of less than two weeks has been jailed for two and a half years.Nathan Eckersall, 29, lay in wait for one of his victims outside a pub and attacked the second in his own home, Truro Crown Court heard last Tuesday.Michael Brown, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said that on January 10 last year Brendon Forster was in the Rose Cottage Tavern with friends when Eckersall tried to attack him twice and was removed from the venue by...
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Man mugged in Helston just before Flora Day
A MAN was mugged in the streets of Helston in the early hours of the morning just before Flora Day.He was assaulted by four men who demanded he hand over his iPad, jacket and pair of shoes.The police are now appealing for anyone with information in relation to the robbery to come forward.Detective constable Alun Evans said the incident occurred at around 2.30am in the morning of Wednesday, May 6.The victim had been walking near the junction of Trengrouse Way and Clodgey Lane in Helston when he...
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Mine death trial: Jury retires to consider its verdicts on men...
A JURY has retired to consider its verdicts in the case of two men accused of murdering a Falmouth pensioner by luring him to a disused mining site, beating him and leaving him to drown in a pond.Kevin Cooper and Trewen Kevern went on trial at Truro Crown Court last month jointly charged with killing 72-year-old David Alderson, of Falmouth, on January 17, 2014.Both men deny murdering the keen cyclist and gun collector, whose body was found clad in cycling clothes on January 18 face down in a...
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Facebook messages to mum land Camborne woman before magistrates
Sending her mother 34 messages on Facebook landed a Camborne woman before magistrates in Truro yesterday.The court heard how Megan Gendall, 20, of Trenance Road, had recently fallen out with her mum, Patricia Trembath.Prosecutor Alison May said until recently the pair had lived together but there had been a lot of abuse and argument from the daughter. Mrs Trembath had told the police she could not put up with her living there any more and had thrown her out, saying she was not welcome...
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