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Two arrested following serious Camborne bottle attack

November 2, 2015, 7:45 am
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A RESIDENT who came to the aid of the victim of a vicious bottle attack has said it could have been far worse had he not been first aid trained.The incident occurred in Fore Street in Camborne around 7:30pm and resulted in the victim being rushed to hospital and the area around him cordoned off for forensic investigation.Tom Kennedy, an advertising consultant who works for Devon and Cornwall Media, was one of the first on the scene.He said: "I was walking home from the shop when I saw the...

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Teen Tai Allen blamed racial abuse of strangers in Truro on rap...

November 2, 2015, 10:30 pm
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A TEENAGER accused of directing a stream of racially aggravated abuse at passersby had been influenced by lyrics in the rap music he was listening to on his headphones, Truro magistrates heard.Tai Rhys Allen, 18, of Trenerry Close, Truro, pleaded guilty to seven offences - possessing a 5in bladed knife in a public place without authority, breaching a youth rehabilitation order, using racially aggravated threatening behaviour with intent to cause Natalie Ryan harassment, alarm or distress,...

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COURT ROUND-UP: cases recently dealt with by Truro magistrates

November 2, 2015, 10:30 pm
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A boyfriend grabbed his partner around the throat when she started quizzing him about a previous relationship.At Truro Magistrates Court Jason Leitch, 39, of St Martin's Terrace, Camborne, pleaded guilty to assaulting Stacey Smith at their home on July 22.Alison May, for the CPS, said he became angry when she questioned him about a relationship he had a couple of years ago, grabbed her by the throat tightly.Leitch called 999, complaining that she had a go at him and he had retaliated by grabbing...

COURT ROUND-UP: cases recently dealt with by Truro magistrates

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Man who attacked BBC van was so drunk he didn't know if he was in...

November 3, 2015, 7:33 am
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BBC STAFF caught and held a thief who had attacked one of their radio vans, Truro magistrates heard.Property worth £340 had been taken from the Radio Cornwall vehicle, which Adam Drewitt later said he had hidden in some nearby bushes, but it was not recovered.At Truro Magistrates' Court Drewitt, 32, c/o City Road, Truro, pleaded guilty to stealing an iPad and wallet belonging to Jamie Blake on September 9, and to stealing property worth £14.99 from O2 store in Truro on September...

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Review investigates garage murder case

November 3, 2015, 11:30 pm
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A NEW investigation has been launched into the conviction of two brothers jailed for the 2003 murders of a husband and wife during a botched robbery at their Cornish garage.Lee and Robert Firkins are serving life sentences for killing Graham and Carol Fisher at Perch Garage in Wadebridge.However, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has now appointed a special investigator to study new evidence which questions the credibility of a key prosecution witness.Lee Firkins was telephoned in...

Review investigates garage murder case

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Review investigates garage murder case

November 3, 2015, 11:30 pm
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A NEW investigation has been launched into the conviction of two brothers jailed for the 2003 murders of a husband and wife during a botched robbery at their Cornish garage.Lee and Robert Firkins are serving life sentences for killing Graham and Carol Fisher at Perch Garage in Wadebridge.However, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has now appointed a special investigator to study new evidence which questions the credibility of a key prosecution witness.Lee Firkins was telephoned in...

Review investigates garage murder case

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Review investigates garage murder case

November 3, 2015, 11:30 pm
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A NEW investigation has been launched into the conviction of two brothers jailed for the 2003 murders of a husband and wife during a botched robbery at their Cornish garage.Lee and Robert Firkins are serving life sentences for killing Graham and Carol Fisher at Perch Garage in Wadebridge.However, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has now appointed a special investigator to study new evidence which questions the credibility of a key prosecution witness.Lee Firkins was telephoned in...
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Review investigates garage murder case

November 3, 2015, 11:30 pm
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A NEW investigation has been launched into the conviction of two brothers jailed for the 2003 murders of a husband and wife during a botched robbery at their Cornish garage.Lee and Robert Firkins are serving life sentences for killing Graham and Carol Fisher at Perch Garage in Wadebridge.However, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has now appointed a special investigator to study new evidence which questions the credibility of a key prosecution witness.Lee Firkins was telephoned in...

Review investigates garage murder case

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Redruth man left gutted after house burgled twice in 24 hours

November 4, 2015, 2:07 am
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A FATHER of two is picking up the pieces after his home was burgled by heartless thieves twice in 24 hours.David Warne, 32, lives in Gweal Pawl in Redruth and has been left out of pocket and distraught following the pair of break-ins."I left my place on Friday evening to go and stay with my girlfriend in Illogan as we had a wedding to go to next day," he said."I went home the next morning to pick up a cheque that needed cashing and found that somebody had smashed their way in and...

Redruth man left gutted after house burgled twice in 24 hours

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Business releases CCTV footage after thief breaks in and steals...

November 5, 2015, 5:04 am
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A LOCAL business is offering a £200 reward for information leading to the conviction of a man who stole and damaged more than £1,000 worth of property during an overnight break-in.The theft occurred at 2:15am on Tuesday at JR Flat Roofing's yard on North Street, Redruth.Marion Rogers, office manager for JR Flat Roofing, said: "It was incredibly annoying to come in and find that."The thief cut through City Plumbing's fence and then got himself into our yard. He walked around...

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COURT ROUND-UP: recent cases dealt with by Truro magistrates

November 5, 2015, 10:30 pm
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DENISE BICKNELL, 51, of Wheal Rose, Porthleven, Helston, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to being drunk and disorderly on August 28 and told the magistrates she was having difficulty trying to get her life back as she was an alcoholic. She had been found drunk, face down on the floor of a bus stop at Tesco in Helston and swore at police, trying to punch one officer. She had convictions for criminal damage and violent disorder. Bicknell was fined £30 with £170 costs and...

COURT ROUND-UP: recent cases dealt with by Truro magistrates

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Arson suspected in Illogan motorbike blaze

November 6, 2015, 12:51 am
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POLICE are suspecting arson after a motorbike was torched in the early hours of this morning.The incident happened at Harrison Gardens in Illogan at around 4:28am.One crew from Tolvaddon Community Fire Station found the bike to be well alight on arrival and used a high pressure hosereel to extinguish the fire.The fire and rescue team then ventilated a nearby property.Devon and Cornwall Police was also in attendance and will be making further enquiries.

Arson suspected in Illogan motorbike blaze

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Former lodger denies all involvement in Terry Oldham murder and...

November 6, 2015, 7:02 am
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ONE OF four people accused of the murder of a vulnerable pensioner has denied all involvement saying that he and the victim were good friends and lived together peacefully for several years.Richard Rosevear, 33, is accused alongside Aaron Mallen, 24, Daniel Quinn, 23, and Michelle Casterton, 43, of murdering 63-year-old Terry Oldham who was found dead at his home in Dolcoath Road, Camborne on April 1 2014.The court had previously been told how Mr Oldham, who was convicted of a sex offence...

Former lodger denies all involvement in Terry Oldham murder and...

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Police warning after elderly woman hands over £6,000 to...

November 8, 2015, 1:21 am
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Fraudsters are targeting elderly people in Cornwall and duping them out of their life savings.Police say the latest victim, in her 80's, was persuaded to pass £6,000 over because she was worried that her money in the bank was at risk.A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall police said: " Fraudsters will pretend to be calling from the bank or from the police and will be incredibly convincing that the elderly person's money is at risk in their own bank account." They will ask for...

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Alleged fake Oxford University student appears in court

November 9, 2015, 3:12 am
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A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with falsely claiming to study at Oxford University and making a financial gain of more than £332,000.Nicola Boardman, 33, appeared in front of magistrates and pleaded not guilty to the charges dating between January 1 2011 and December 31 2014.Boardman, who previously lived at Fore Street Redruth but gave an address at Trelander East in Truro, had allegedly committed fraud by claiming she was involved in academic research whilst studying at the...

Alleged fake Oxford University student appears in court

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Kathryn Stone started fire because boyfriend didn't answer phone...

November 9, 2015, 5:29 am
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A GIRLFRIEND started a fire outside her partner's caravan because he failed to reply to her phone messages.Carl Piper was awoken by Kathryn Stone's shouting and then heard a whoosh and saw two feet high flames on the ground, Truro magistrates heard.Stone, 37, of Elisabeth Close, Threemilestone, told police afterward: "He f……d me over royally so I got revenge. I flipped."Stone pleaded guilty to arson, damaging gravel by fire on November 3.Alison May, for the CPS, said the...

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Cuts to police officers and PCSOs in Cornwall postponed

November 9, 2015, 9:46 am
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CUTS to front-line policing staff in Cornwall have been postponed after the Home Office admitted its proposed new funding formula was based on flawed calculations. Devon and Cornwall's chief constable warned if the proposed cuts were to go ahead, the force could lose all of its PCSOs and a quarter of its police officers. Following the constable's predictions and increasing pressure from Police and Crime Commissioners, Policing Minister Mike Penning has withdrawn the Home Office review into the...

Cuts to police officers and PCSOs in Cornwall postponed

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Son who beat mother, 65, and said he'd kill her if she told the...

November 9, 2015, 10:30 pm
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A SON who repeatedly punched his 65-year-old mother and threatened to kill her if she told the police has been warned he may be jailed.The assault at their home was the second time Lorne Douce, 28, had attacked Lesley Douce, Bodmin magistrates heard.On Friday (November 6) Douce pleaded guilty to assault by beating.Mrs Douce, who suffered bruises on her arms and legs in the assault, did not want her son back at her home at Kernick Park, Penryn, but did want to keep in touch with him, the court...

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​Devon and Cornwall PCC abandons referendum plans for police...

November 10, 2015, 6:02 am
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TONY Hogg has abandoned plans to hold a public consultation on a police council tax hike.The Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall had announced proposals for a 15 per cent increase in the police precept for council tax payers in the two counties. Any increase of more than two per cent would require a public referendum. He said the increase would help protect police services in light of proposed cuts from the Home Office of more than £50m. His decision to cancel the...

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Man cleared of Terry Oldham murder

November 11, 2015, 1:12 am
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ONE OF four people accused of the murder of a vulnerable man has been cleared of the charge.At trial at Truro Crown Court on Friday, Richard Rosevear denied all involvement saying he and the victim were good friends and lived together peacefully for several years.Richard Rosevear, 33, was accused alongside Aaron Mallen, 24, Michelle Casterton, 43, both of Grenville Road, Falmouth, and Daniel Quinn, 23, of Tregullow Road, Falmouth, of murdering 63 year-old Terry Oldham, who was found dead at his...

Man cleared of Terry Oldham murder

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