COURT ROUND-UP: recent cases heard by Truro magistrates

December 6, 2015, 10:30 pm

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JACK JOHN REGINALD KEANE, 26, of Carnarthen Street, Camborne, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to twice breaching a restraining order at Hayle on October 5 and was put under curfew for four weeks.STUART MCNELLY, 40, of no fixed address, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to criminal damage to a camera belonging to Spencer Lee Pope at Redruth on June 25, damaging a vehicle to the value of £350 belonging to Leslie Taylor at Camborne on August 19, and to damaging...

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Where are the speed cameras located in Cornwall this week?

December 7, 2015, 1:28 am

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As Christmas approaches, the roads across Cornwall will be getting busier as shopping trips and festive preparations increase.With the roads busier, police are urging drivers to stay safe and to keep within the speed limits.To help them do so, speed cameras will be in operation across Cornwall. Here is a list of the main locations for both mobile cameras and fixed speed traps.MobileA30 at CamborneA390 in Truro at Tresawls RoadA30 at MarazanvoseB3285 at GoonhavernA39 Barras MoorA393 at...

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December 7, 2015, 2:06 am

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A CONVICTED murderer has denied raping a woman in her own home in the Camborne area more than 30 years ago.Nicholas Bertram, 56, is on trial at Truro Crown Court accused of forcing himself on the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on February 8, 1982.Peter Coombe, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the woman had been asleep when she heard a knock at the door, saw a man dressed in motorcycle clothes and a helmet, thought it was a friend of hers and opened the door.Mr Coombe said...

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December 7, 2015, 5:06 am

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A CONVICTED murderer has been found guilty of brutally raping a woman in her own home just months before he killed his girlfriend by attacking her with a hammer in 1982.Dressed in motorcycle clothes and a full face helmet, Nicholas Bertram, forced his way into a 36-year-old's home in the Camborne area on the evening of February 8, 1982, Truro Crown Court heard.Peter Coombe, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the woman was asleep when she heard a knock at the door and, thinking it was a...

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December 8, 2015, 10:30 pm

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A DUMPED girlfriend lit a fire under her former partner's caravan as he slept inside.Truro magistrates were told that Carl Piper was shocked to be woken in the early hours by Kathryn Stone shouting outside his caravan at Maenporth, Falmouth, and then found flames spreading beneath it.He had broken up with Stone after an argument about buying a caravan together.Mr Piper later told the police: "If I had not woken up I would have been worried I would have been burnt. Only her shouting saved my...

Camborne pensioner robbed for second time in seven weeks

December 9, 2015, 4:15 am

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a Camborne pensioner was allegedly robbed for a second time in seven weeks.David Lines, 70, was first targeted in October when thieves broke in and demanded money before taking his bank card to an ATM and stealing £250.On Friday evening, Mr Lines claims that a man forced his way into his house demanding money.A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a home at the Glebe, in Camborne...

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December 9, 2015, 6:44 am

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DEVON and Cornwall Police says it is confident in its ability to deal with honour-based crimes after forces across the country were told more needs to be done to protect victims.In a report from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), inspectors said the majority of police forces in the UK are not sufficiently prepared to protect victims of honour-based violence, including forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Responding to the concerns raised, Detective Superintendent Keith...

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December 9, 2015, 6:55 am

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Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to following sexual assaults on a woman and a teenager on a train in Cornwall.British Transport Police (BTP) said two separate assaults took place on the 12.39pm Plymouth to Penzance train on November 20 and have only today released the details. A man asked to sit next to a 16 year-old girl, who he then went on to touch inappropriately. After the teenager left the train at Bodmin Parkway, it is understood the same man approached a...

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Victim of 1982 rapist Nicholas Bertram: 'I haven't had one decent...

December 9, 2015, 10:00 pm

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IN AN emotional statement, the victim described how being attacked in her own home left her unable to sleep or cope with meeting strangers.The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was in her thirties when Nicholas Bertram knocked on her door one evening in February 1982, forced his way in, tied her up and raped her on her bed.The woman said in her victim impact statement, read out in court, that in the immediate aftermath of the attack she felt terror, could not cope with being alone,...

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December 9, 2015, 10:00 pm

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CASE papers from unsolved crimes in the 1980s – including serious rapes and assaults – were destroyed by Devon and Cornwall police after five years.The decision was labelled extraordinary and unheard-of in other areas by the judge presiding over the trial of a 33-year-old rape case – one of hundreds if not thousands to fall victim to the policy.Criminal case review officer Kevin Pitman said: "Within the 1980s there would have been a five-year retention of undetected crime....

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December 9, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A CONVICTED murderer has been found guilty of brutally raping a woman in her own home just months before he killed his girlfriend by attacking her with a hammer in 1982.Dressed in motorcycle clothes and a full face helmet, Nicholas Bertram, forced his way into a 36-year-old's home in the Camborne area on the evening of February 8, 1982, Truro Crown Court heard.Bertram, who had already been rejected sexually that evening by two women, violently raped the woman, threatened to kill her if she told...

St Erth teenager Christine Jenkin was brutally murdered by...

December 9, 2015, 10:00 pm

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PRETTY, clever and ambitious, 18-year-old Christine Jenkin was battered to death by her jealous lover in one of Cornwall's most horrific murders 33 years ago.This week her life and death played a part in the conviction of Nicholas Bertram for a brutal rape nine months before she died, for which she gave him an alibi.Extracts from her diaries were read to the Truro Crown Court jury, which was also told the shocking details of Bertram's attack on her.Miss Jenkin, of Church Street, St Erth, died on...

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December 9, 2015, 10:00 pm

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August 23, 1959: Nicholas Charles Bertram is born in Redruth.May 29, 1964: Christine Jenkin is born in the Hayle area.1975: Aged 16, Bertram is convicted of indecently exposing himself.1977: Bertram is convicted of assaulting a police officer with a brick.1977: Bertram takes an overdose of drugs after being jilted by a girl and tells a doctor his difficulty in getting on with girls is more frustrating because he has not had sex since he lost his virginity at 13.Summer 1981: Bertram meets Miss...

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December 10, 2015, 12:09 am

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THESE adorable four-legged friends are the latest recruits to join the fight against crime in Cornwall.The four puppies, named Roz, Roxy, Ronnie and Rocky, have been brought over from Germany to begin their police dog training.Devon and Cornwall police dog handler Paul Glennon collected the dogs and drove them back to the UK. He said: "It was a stressful experience driving back and just praying we didn't break down on the motorways coming through Germany, Holland, Belgium and France....

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December 10, 2015, 1:10 am

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POLICE are appealing for information after a burglar stole £400 from an elderly woman at her home in St Agnes.The burglary occurred at around 1pm yesterday – Wednesday, December 9. A spokesman from Devon and Cornwall Police said a man entered the woman's flat in White's Close. The force spokesman said: "The victim, a woman, aged in her 90s was sat eating her lunch and unfortunately left her front door open as she was expecting a visitor."The offender entered the flat and...

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Shoe fetish teenager must seek help or face jail judge warns

December 12, 2015, 2:26 am

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A DEVON teenager has been warned he faces jail unless he curbs his bizarre fetish for woman's shoes that has led to him breaking into two neighbouring houses.Robert Seatherton, aged 18, was caught red handed by one woman's 13-year-old son as he rifled through a cupboard and was seen by passers-by as he left a second house with three pairs of shoes.The owner of the shoes was so disgusted she told police she never wanted to see them again after they were recovered from Seatherton's bedroom in...

Two injured in Camborne drive-by air gun shootings

December 14, 2015, 1:16 am

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Two people were injured in Camborne at the weekend after being hit by air gun pellets during what appears to be a pair of drive-by shootings.The first shooting happened at 2pm on Saturday afternoon when a 17-year-old woman out running along Roskear was shot in the back from a moving car. She suffered only minor injuries where the skin was broken.A few minutes later a 66-year-old man was shot in the chest on Fore Street and was shaken up.A police spokesperson said: "It is reported that a...

Camborne man, 65, robbed in broad daylight

December 14, 2015, 8:07 am

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DETECTIVES are hunting a thief who robbed a 65-year-old local man in broad daylight on Friday.The local man was walking along Trevu Road, Camborne at around midday when he was pushed from behind by someone wearing dark clothing.The offender stole his wallet during incident that happened near the electricity sub-station, and ran off along the footpath.The suspect is described as between 5ft 6ins to 5ft 8ins in height, of slim build, and was wearing a grey hooded top with the hood up, and dark...

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December 14, 2015, 10:30 pm

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A DOMESTIC violence victim cancelled her birthday celebrations to hide the bruises left by her partner who punched and strangled her.Truro magistrates heard that Amy Edwards was also left with a bleeding nose and mouth and had nightmares and headaches after being attacked by Andrew Yardley.Yardley, 29, of The Crescent, Plymouth, had pleaded not guilty to assaulting Ms Edwards and had been convicted at trial.Alison May, for the CPS, said the couple had a child and had been in an on-off...

Pensioner still in pain following Camborne drive-by shooting

December 15, 2015, 7:24 am

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A PENSIONER has admitted that he is still in pain after being targeted in one of what appears to be a pair of drive-by shootings in the Camborne area.The 66-year-old Barripper resident, who wishes not to be named through fear or repercussions, was walking along Fore Street on Saturday afternoon when he felt a sharp pain in his chest.He said: "It was Saturday afternoon and I was walking through the village like normal. I was looking at my phone in my hand, reading a book on my Kindle app...