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October 23, 2015, 10:30 pm

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A drunk punched a stranger in the street because he mistakenly thought the was a 'paedophile arms dealer'.Truro magistrates heard that Stephen Bull assaulted Ian Phillips because he thought he had heard him talking about selling children and arms.Bull, 30, of Basset Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assault on September 24.Anita Kennett, for the CPS, said Mr Phillips had been standing in the street talking to a friend when Bull approached him and punched him in the...

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Three accused of murdering Terry Oldham 'laughed and joked' as...

October 24, 2015, 11:00 pm

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THREE of the people accused of murdering a Camborne man by violently sexually assaulting him laughed and joked as they told friends about the older man's death, a court has heard.Terry Oldham's body was discovered in his home on Dolcoath Road on the morning of April 1, 2014.He had suffered numerous injuries of varying ages including to his head, chest, abdomen, hands, arms and legs plus serious injuries to his genital area.The four people who were living with him at the time, Aaron Mallen, 24,...

Alleged murder victim Terry Oldham told friend 'bullies stopped...

October 27, 2015, 4:46 am

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AN ALLEGED murder victim told one of his friends that the people he was living with stopped him from going to the toilet until he soiled himself and made him eat dog faeces, a court has heard.Terry Oldham spoke of being bullied to his friend Dougie Pellow in the weeks before he was found dead at his home on Dolcoath Road in Camborne on April 1, 2014.The four people who were living with him in the house at the time have gone on trial at Truro Crown Court accused of murdering the 63-year-old, who...

Man arrested following Camborne body discovery

October 27, 2015, 6:40 am

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A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the discovery of a body in Camborne on Friday.The body of a 28-year-old local man was discovered in Tolgarrick Woods and police are currently investigating the matter and are treating the death as suspicious.A 32-year old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of manslaughter and other drug offences and has been bailed until the January 20 2016 pending further enquiries.

Truro homeless man Ashley Roughton attacked two people, including...

October 27, 2015, 7:34 am

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A HOMELESS man from Truro, who first attacked a man who was trying to help him, with a Stanley knife blade, before attacking his prison cellmate with a razor blade, has been jailed.Ashley Roughton, 25, was suffering from mental health problems at the time of the incidents earlier this year, Truro Crown Court heard on Thursday.Roughton, whose address was given in court papers as of a tent near Sainsbury's, Truro, pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding.Garth Richardson, for the Crown Prosecution...

Redruth man Nathan Ellis spared jail after admitting assaulting...

October 27, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A REDRUTH man has been given a suspended sentence after he assaulted his partner and then attempted to persuade her to drop the charges against him.Nathan Ellis, 27, of Trewirgie View, pushed his partner over on her birthday on August 30, Truro Crown Court heard on Friday. Caroline Bolt, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said on the complainant's birthday, the pair had gone out together but Ellis left the party early, causing her some annoyance.Miss Bolt said they argued later when she got home...

Pilfering dental practice manager Olivia Rutty ordered to repay...

October 27, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A DENTAL practice manager who was jailed for stealing more than £30,000 from her employers to fund a lavish lifestyle, has been ordered to repay just under £1,000 to her former bosses.Olivia Rutty used the money she took from Pure Dental Health and Wellbeing in Truro, where she had worked for ten years, to pay for a hotel and tickets at Badminton Horse Trials, a new sofa and clothes among other items.The 32-year-old, of North Street, Redruth, convinced her builder husband Nicholas to...

Man left with facial injuries after iPhone robbery in Falmouth

October 28, 2015, 5:46 am

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A man was left with facial injuries after he was robbed of his mobile phone as he walked home in Falmouth in the early hours of Friday morning.The 20-year-old was with friends in Killigrew Street when the incident took place.A police spokesman said: "They were subjected to verbal abuse from a group of people before the victim was then assaulted by a man at the junction with Trelawney Road."He sustained facial injuries and cuts to his head and his £200 iPhone was stolen."His...

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Violent robbery victim praises police and public response

October 28, 2015, 6:36 am

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THE VICTIM of a violent robbery has praised the rapid response of police officers and members of the public following the attempted theft in Camborne on Friday.Derek Hunt, 66, who lives in Stithians, was standing at Camborne Bus Station at around 11.40am when an opportunist thief jumped over a railing and grabbed a bag containing his tablet and mobile phone.Mr Hunt said: "I had turned away momentarily when a male came to me and said that a young man in a grey anorak had just jumped over the...

Terry Oldham was forced to strip while being quizzed on sex...

October 28, 2015, 9:45 am

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A FORMER housemate of an alleged Camborne murder victim has described how he took the older man to wasteland and forced him to strip while answering questions about his history as a sex offender as one of the murder accused watched on.Jason Crocker told Truro Crown Court today that he had lived with Terry Oldham when he was aged 17 or 18 in around 2008.Mr Oldham, 63, was found dead at his home on Dolcoath Road on April 1, 2014, allegedly following months of abuse and bullying by the four people...

Police investigating after man is assaulted and has phone stolen...

October 28, 2015, 11:34 pm

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Police are investigating an assault in Falmouth where a man was attacked and his mobile phone was stolen.The 20-year-old local man was walking home with friends in Killigrew Street in the early hours of Friday, October 23 when the incident happened.They were subjected to verbal abuse from a group of people, before the victim was then assaulted by a man at the junction with Trelawney Road.He sustained facial injuries and cuts to his head, and his £200 iPhone was stolen.His friends were also...

Redruth man Stefan Bray had 'petrol bomb factory' in his home and...

October 29, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A YOUNG man from Redruth is facing jail after police discovered a "petrol bomb factory" in his home and evidence that he had been experimenting with the incendiary devices by throwing them down disused mineshafts.In the "very worrying case", officers also discovered nails, a balaclava and a map of the railway in Redruth, noting train times and an escape strategy, at Stefan Bray's home on Albany Road.The 22-year-old, who has Asperger Syndrome, was arrested in the early hours...

Camborne man charged with sex offence blackmail demand

October 30, 2015, 2:16 am

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A 28-year-old Camborne man has appeared in front of magistrates charged with demanding £2,000 in cash or threatening that he would report a sexual offence by a local man to the police.Stephen Jon Parkin, of Grenville Gardens, is also charged with carrying a lock knife in a public place and assaulting the same local man by beating him.The offences occurred last month and Parkin will now stand trial at Truro Crown Court on December 1.He was bailed by Truro magistrates on the condition that...

Cornwall could see hundreds more police jobs lost

October 30, 2015, 5:21 am

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A further 760 officers could be lost from Devon & Cornwall police as the force deals with more budget cuts imposed by central government.The latest forecast would mean the size of the force will have shrunk from 6,200 staff members in 2010 down to just 3,900 by 2019.The figures were revealed after a meeting of the Police and Crime Panel meeting which has discussed budget challenges this morning.Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said: "At today's Police and Crime Panel the Police and Crime...

Truro Magistrates Court: Latest cases, October 30th, 2015

October 30, 2015, 5:30 am

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The following cases have been heard by magistrates in Truro over the past week:TIMMY JOHN GREET, 27, of Tregullow Road, Falmouth, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court on October 23 to assaulting Finlay Hislop at Helston on July 25, stealing cigarettes from Spar Stores and breaching a suspended sentence and was sent to prison for nine weeks and had to pay compensation of £80.CHRISTOPHER IRVING, 41, of Kenwyn Street, Truro, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court on...

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'Eccentric' Falmouth pensionner Peter Angell brandished an air...

October 30, 2015, 7:53 am

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AN 'ECCENTRIC' pensioner who brandished an air rifle while behaving oddly on a pier in Falmouth was planning to take the weapon to his daughter's home so it could be hung on the wall, a court has heard.Peter Angell, 68, was arrested after witnesses saw him with the weapon, which the court heard he had had since he was a child and could not be fired, on the Prince of Wales pier, Truro Crown Court heard on Friday.At an earlier hearing before magistrates, Angell admitted possessing an air weapon...

Fraudster spared jail for part in £200K swindle after he...

October 31, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A FRAUDSTER who took part in a boiler room scam which encouraged investors to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on rare earth metals which did not exist, has been spared jail after he repaid a large portion of the money lost by victims.Ten investors from around the country, including a Cornish grandfather who invested £100,000, were swindled out of their investments by Oliver Slater and Anthony Greenway, who told clients they would make significant profits.The total loss to investors...

Police appeal following Camborne graveyard attack

November 2, 2015, 1:28 am

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POLICE are appealing for information after a man was attacked in a Camborne graveyard on Saturday evening.The incident occurred between 6 and 6:30pm in the graveyard behind the JD Wetherspoon pub in the town.If anyone witnessed the incident they are being asked to contact PC Kingshott on 101, quoting crime reference CR/075601/15

Drink driver was caught at home - after wife reported him missing

November 2, 2015, 4:47 am

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A DRINK driver was caught by police who arrived after his wife had reported him missing.At Truro Magistrates' Court, work assessor Ross Trethowan, 42, of Highertown, Truro, pleaded guilty to drink driving on October 27 with 152mcg alcohol in breath, nearly four and a half times the legal limit.Alison May, for the CPS, said he had left for work the previous morning at 7am saying he would be home in the afternoon, but when he did not arrive by the evening, and his wife had found he was not in a...

Shoplifter got his wish after reporting himself to police -...

November 2, 2015, 4:53 am

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A SHOPLIFTER was caught after calling the police to tell them what he had done and where he was, and asking to be arrested and jailed.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Callum Lean got his wish because his crime meant he was subject to recall to prison under the terms of his licence for a previous offence.Lean, 23, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to stealing a case of lager from Aldi in Truro on October 25, days after his release from prison, having been sentenced for offences of threatening...