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Explore 710 verdicts at Truro Crown Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Truro Crown Court
February 2025 3 cases
Robert Jones
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *
Sentence
12 months imprisonment
Robert Jones assaulted a man at Lynstone Road, Bude on 9 June, occasioning actual bodily harm, and assaulted a woman at Bude on 12 June, occasioning actual bodily harm.
Pleaded guilty to assaulting a man and a woman, and was made subject to a restraining order not to enter Lynstone Road until 21 January 2028.
Luke Coley
Threatening violence *
Sentence
Two years imprisonment, suspended for two years
Luke Coley, 36, of Tremayne Road, St Austell, threatened violence towards another in St Austell in July 2022, along with Paul Rowe.
Pleaded guilty to threatening violence towards another. Ordered to pay £2,000 compensation and to complete 180 hours of unpaid work. The assault charges will remain on file.
Kirstie Price
Arson *
Sentence
Two years imprisonment, suspended for two years
Kirstie Price committed arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered at Woodlands View on 14 September, endangering lives through her actions.
Pleaded guilty to arson and was ordered to have mental health treatment and made subject to a restraining order not to contact her victim or go to Woodlands View until 24 January 2035.
January 2025 15 cases
Jemma Thomas
Possessing a lockable knife and diamorphine *
Sentence
12-week prison sentence
Jemma Thomas possessed a lockable knife and diamorphine on Love Lane, Bodmin on 13 October 2023, which led to a suspended sentence that she later breached.
Admitted breaching a suspended sentence order that was imposed for possessing a lockable knife and diamorphine.
Caleb Empett
Assault *
Sentence
Imprisonment (specific term not detailed)
Caleb Empett battered his partner during a brutal hour-long attack, punching her, grabbing her throat, and stamping on her with steel toe cap boots after becoming angry and trashing their shared flat.
Details of plea or judge comments not specified.
Harry Hallett
Controlling or coercive behaviour and possession of a prohibited weapon *
Sentence
13 months imprisonment
Harry Hallett engaged in controlling and coercive behavior towards his partner, restricting her contacts, checking her phone, and threatening her with a kitchen knife during an argument. The couple had a young child together, and the abuse escalated over time.
Pleaded guilty; became coercive and controlling, including verbal and physical abuse, and possession of a zombie knife.
Jake Ormerod
Failing to comply with Sex Offenders’ Register *
Sentence
Fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs
Jake Ormerod, 33, of The Cardinal’s Hatt, Saltash, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders’ Register. He is also charged with breaching a sexual offences prevention order made by Exeter Crown Court in 2011 by communicating with a child under 16 years without the supervising parent being aware of his sexual offending history, though this part was adjourned until 16 June.
Pleaded guilty to failing to comply with notification requirements of the Sex Offenders’ Register. Also charged with breaching a sexual offences prevention order, but that case was adjourned.
Glynn Hatcher
Making a false statement to procure a shotgun certificate *
Sentence
Fined £250 and ordered to pay a £100 victim surcharge and £85 costs
Glynn Hatcher made a false statement to procure a shotgun certificate at Lewannick in January 2022 by not disclosing that he had been cautioned by police in 2006 and 2007.
Pleaded guilty to making a false statement to procure a shotgun certificate by failing to disclose previous police cautions.
William Counter
Supplying cannabis and cocaine *
Sentence
Sent to prison for two years, £2900 cash forfeited and £187 victim surcharge
William Counter, 27, of Rock Lane, Bodmin, pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis in Bodmin between January and October 2024 and cocaine between July and October 2024, as well as possessing 41.2 grams of crack cocaine on 8 October 2024, 2.44 grams of cannabis on 4 September 2024 at an address in Wallace Road, and 11.7 grams of cannabis in October 2024. He was immediately sentenced following his plea.
Pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis and cocaine, and possessing drugs.
Nicholas Turner
Supply of class A and B drugs, possession of knife *
Sentence
2.5 years imprisonment
Nicholas Turner, 44, from Perranporth, arrested on December 16, 2024, near Newquay boating lake with class A and B drugs, cash, and knife in car. Admitted selling drugs to solve financial problems but denied dealing that day.
Candid admission of drug dealing; previously good character. Responsible for partner with health condition.
Mark James
Burglary, dangerous driving, possession of knife *
Sentence
5 years and 3 months imprisonment
Mark James, 46, from Porthoustock, St Keverne, burgled a 92-year-old's home on April 1, 2022, stealing jewellery, and another house on May 17, 2022, stealing passport and phone. Rammed police cars on June 8, 2022, while possessing a knife. Victims terrified; 41 prior convictions.
Serial burglar funding drug addiction; committed offences while on licence. Disqualified from driving 4.5 years.
Cory Middleton
Assault *
Sentence
2 years and 3 months imprisonment
Cory Middleton violently attacked a stranger on the street, punching him until he fell unconscious, causing life-threatening injuries including brain bleed, facial and skull fractures, and lung damage. The assault was captured on CCTV, and Middleton celebrated afterwards before checking on the victim.
Attacked a stranger unprovoked; victim required hospital treatment and now wears a protective helmet due to fragile skull.
Steven Black
Criminal Damage *
Sentence
Ordered to pay £500 compensation
Steven Black, 28, of Higher Fernhill Farm, St Giles on the Heath, damaged a reinforced shop window to the value of £4850 at Michael Spiers Jewellers in Truro on 30 December.
Pleaded guilty to criminal damage.
Scott Andrew Murray
Fraudulent trading *
Sentence
Not specified in text
Scott Andrew Murray, 35, from Helston, took payments for landscaping jobs from July 2018 to March 2023 across Cornwall but delivered substandard or incomplete work, including collapsing pools and unsafe structures. Victims like Dan Townley lost over £40,000; 18 complaints led to Trading Standards case.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of fraudulent trading. Ran Ponzi scheme via Icon Landscaping Ltd, leaving shoddy, dangerous work.
Daniel Thomas
Attempted rape and sexual assault *
Sentence
6 years imprisonment
Daniel Thomas attempted to rape and sexually assaulted a woman, ignoring her refusal for sex and focusing only on his own gratification. The victim was left scarred physically and mentally, reliving the abuse during the trial, and suffered ongoing psychological damage.
Found guilty by a jury at trial; victim suffered psychological distress, including increased self-harming and the need to explain scars to her children in the future. Judge described the impact as devastating.
David Taylor
Indecent assault *
Sentence
7 years imprisonment
David Taylor, aged 62, from Higher Fraddon, was convicted of 10 indecent assaults on two young victims who were in their teens at the time. The offences occurred dating back to the 1980s. The victims came forward after seeing media coverage of Taylor's previous trials. Victim impact statements described the ongoing impact, including consumed thoughts, fear, anxiety, stress, and pressure from protecting themselves from a sexual predator during their teenage years.
Convicted at trial of 10 indecent assaults. Previously jailed for separate offences against other victims, including 21 months in August 2023 for sexual offences against three women. Used position as cricket coach to abuse victims.
Jonathan Bates
Stalking and disclosing private sexual images *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment
Jonathan Bates, 54, from RAF St Mawgan near Newquay, created fake pornographic accounts using victims' photos from social media between 2017 and 2022, adding personal details to maximize fear. Victims suffered ruined careers, anxiety, and trust issues; one was confronted by strangers.
Veteran with PTSD; sophisticated stalking to humiliate victims. Pleaded guilty to stalking and disclosing private sexual images.
Edward Jefferson-Coode
Burglary *
Sentence
Eight months imprisonment suspended for two years, 30 days rehabilitation activity requirement, four-month curfew, and 12-month driving disqualification
Edward Jefferson-Coode, along with Christopher Almand, broke into Flora Motors garage in Helston in the early hours of June 7, 2024, using tools like a hammer to smash a window and steal car keys. They drove off in a Toyota Aygo courtesy car, leading police on an 18-mile chase at speeds up to 60mph in a 20mph zone, driving erratically under the influence of drugs, which caused damage to the vehicle and road before being apprehended.
Pleaded guilty; sentenced by His Honour Judge Simon Carr.
December 2024 3 cases
Marc Bear
Child rape *
Sentence
27 years imprisonment
Marc Bear, 38, was found guilty of 16 offences against children, including rape and sexual assault, in a highly disturbing case.
Found guilty of 16 offences against children, including rape and sexual assault.
Matthew Cunningham
Causing grievous bodily harm *
Sentence
5 years and 4 months imprisonment
On Tuesday 15 July 2025, at around 3.45pm, Matthew Cunningham and Nikita Trembath carried out a brutal attack on a man and a woman outside the Seven Stars pub in Penryn, using metal bars, a bottle, a taser, punches and kicks. The attack occurred in broad daylight during school run time in front of horrified onlookers. The male victim suffered facial bruising and a fractured nose, and the female victim a head injury requiring stitches. Cunningham was located at Trembath’s home in Permarin Road, Penryn, that evening and arrested.
Admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, causing grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon at an earlier hearing. A 10 year restraining order was also put in place.
Nikita Trembath
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *
Sentence
2 years and 8 months imprisonment
On Tuesday 15 July 2025, at around 3.45pm, Nikita Trembath and Matthew Cunningham carried out a brutal attack on a man and a woman outside the Seven Stars pub in Penryn, using metal bars, a bottle, a taser, punches and kicks. The attack occurred in broad daylight during school run time in front of horrified onlookers. The male victim suffered facial bruising and a fractured nose, and the female victim a head injury requiring stitches. Trembath was located at his home in Permarin Road, Penryn, that evening, where an electric stun gun was found during a search. He admitted much of the violence in interview, claiming it escalated after aggression from the victims as he walked past with his daughter.
Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid/gas/electrical incapacitation device. A 10 year restraining order was also put in place.
November 2024 3 cases
Vincent Hider
Intent to pervert the course of public justice *
Sentence
9 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years
Vincent Hider, 60, from Perranporth, while on conditional bail for stalking and criminal damage charges related to his ex-partner, sent abusive messages and phone calls between July and September 2024. Messages included insults like 's**g' and 'b***h', and pleas begging her not to report his contact to police, aiming to pressure her to drop the charges.
Pleaded guilty to intent to pervert the course of public justice. Limited criminal history, low risk of reoffending, genuine remorse. Five-year restraining order prohibiting contact with victim.
Clint Barrett
Coercive and controlling behaviour *
Sentence
30 months imprisonment
Clint Barrett, 47, from Green Parc Road, Hayle, began a relationship with his Polish partner in July 2023 that deteriorated into jealousy and control after moving in together. He forced her to check in at work, dictated her clothing, demanded translations of her Polish conversations, and was verbally abusive. In December 2024, he banged her head against a wall, threw her, kneed her stomach, strangled her, and punched her jaw. Further assaults occurred, including at a Penzance pub where he pinched and grabbed her violently.
Pleaded guilty to ABH, coercive and controlling behaviour, and common assault. Five previous convictions for similar domestic offences since 2013. Some remorse and undertaking hypnotherapy for jealousy issues. Serves 50% before release on licence. Five-year restraining order.
Diogo Viera
Controlling and coercive behaviour *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment
Diogo Viera, 35, from Tywarnhayle Square, Perranporth, in a 13-year volatile relationship from 2022 to 2025, repeatedly accused his partner of cheating, flying into rages. He pinned her to a bed and knelt on her throat, strangled her against a wall, banged on her windows at night scaring her children, and was aggressive in public when drunk. The abuse caused fear and upset to her young children.
Convicted by jury of controlling and coercive behaviour, stalking, and strangulation. Previous convictions for assault and criminal damage against the same victim. Behaviour characterised by aggression, jealousy, and violence under influence of drink and drugs. 10-year restraining order.
October 2024 22 cases
Emily Buckingham
Drug driving *
Sentence
12-month driving ban, £629 fine, £252 surcharge, £85 costs
Emily Buckingham drove on Henver Road, Newquay on 27 June with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving.
Finley Rodwell
Altering vehicle registration *
Sentence
£120 fine, £96 surcharge, £85 costs
Finley Rodwell failed to stop for police and altered the registration mark of a vehicle from P448 HRB to R488 HRB on 30 March.
Pleaded guilty to failing to stop for police and altering vehicle registration.
Abhilash Pathilett
Drink driving *
Sentence
20-month driving ban (reducible by 20 weeks with course), £300 fine, £120 surcharge, £85 costs
Abhilash Pathilett drove on Castle An Dinas on 7 September with 77 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
Andrew Greenwood
Outraging public decency *
Sentence
Community order with alcohol treatment, £44.90 compensation, £114 surcharge, £85 costs, £40 fine
Andrew Greenwood outraged public decency by exposing his genitals and urinating in public seating areas on a train and damaged a coat and a bag at St Davids railway station in Exeter on 29 April.
Pleaded guilty to outraging public decency and criminal damage.
Noah Stevens
Drink driving *
Sentence
15-month driving ban (reducible by 15 weeks with course), £550 fine, £222 surcharge, £135 costs
Noah Stevens drove on Par Moor Road, Par on 12 March with 53 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
Robert Patterson
Driving without due care and attention *
Sentence
£276 fine, £110 surcharge, £250 costs, 4 points on licence
Robert Patterson drove without due care and attention on Truro Road, St Austell on 6 December.
Changed plea to guilty to driving without due care and attention.
Nicholas Theobald
Possession of indecent images of children *
Sentence
Community order with 200 hours unpaid work, £114 surcharge, £85 costs
Nicholas Theobald made one category B image and four Category C indecent/pseudo-photographs of a child between April and June 2024.
Pleaded guilty to making one category B image and four Category C indecent/pseudo-photographs of a child. iPhone confiscated, required to register with police for five years, subject to sexual harm prevention order limiting internet use.
Jeremy Batten
Drink driving *
Sentence
18-month driving ban (reducible by 18 weeks with course), £576 fine, £230 surcharge, £85 costs
Jeremy Batten drove on the A30 at Lifton on 5 October with 61 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving.
Joshua Firth
Drug driving *
Sentence
12-month driving ban, £220 fine, £88 surcharge, £85 costs
Joshua Firth drove on Edgcumbe Avenue, Newquay on 6 June with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood exceeding the limit of ten.
Pleaded guilty to drug driving.
Kerry Pearce
Assault *
Sentence
18-month conditional discharge
Kerry Pearce assaulted a police sergeant at Newquay on 21 July.
Pleaded guilty to assaulting a police sergeant.
Zackary Wills
Driving without due care and attention *
Sentence
£80 fine, 5 points on licence
Zackary Wills drove a motorbike without due care and attention on the A3059 at Trekenning on 6 September.
Pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention.
Scott Monsoon
Harassment *
Sentence
12 weeks imprisonment
Harassing a man between 18 May and 15 September by contacting him via messages, voice notes, voicemail and social media posts and attending his address after being told not to.
Subject to a restraining order not to contact victim, enter ASDA in Bodmin or go to an address in Blisland or post anything on social media relating to victim until 6 October 2028; due to persistent and prolonged harassment with significant impact on victim and similar prior convictions.
Scott Penney
No Insurance *
Sentence
6 months driving ban
Drove without insurance and used a BMW with a faulty tyre.
As a points disqualification; fined £276 and ordered to pay £110 surcharge and £90 costs.
Kayode Ogundana
Drug Driving *
Sentence
14 months driving ban
Drove in Highertown, Truro on 1 June with 7.4 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.
Fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs.
Mark Clemes
Speeding *
Sentence
8 months driving ban
Speeding through St Anne’s Chapel on 22 September 2024; on Tregolls Road, Truro on 24 October 2024 and through the Saltash Tunnel on 22 June and 27 December.
As a points disqualification; fined £560 and ordered to pay £90 costs.
Kyle Lawrence
Theft *
Sentence
£120 fine
Stole three bottles of Champagne from the Co-op in Burn View, Bude on 7 August, a box of wine from Morrisons in Bude on 3 September and boxes of vodka on 26 and 27 September.
Ordered to pay £351 compensation to Morrisons and £79.50 to the Co-op.
Medhi Raza
Drug Driving *
Sentence
14 months driving ban
Drove in Kidderminster in July with 200 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50 and 11 micrograms of cocaine exceeding the limit of ten.
Fined £120 and ordered to pay £96 surcharge and £85 costs.
Mark Thompson
Failing to Provide Information *
Sentence
6 months driving ban
Failed to tell police who was driving a Ford Fiesta alleged to have been speeding in Totnes in August 2023.
Due to repeat offending; fined £72 and ordered to pay £90 costs.
Robin Stacey
Speeding *
Sentence
6 months driving ban
Speeding on the A393 in Redruth.
Under the totting procedure; fined £166 and ordered to pay £66 surcharge and £90 costs.
Philip Glass
Speeding *
Sentence
6 months driving ban
Speeding in a Ford Transit on the A30 at Ebsworthy on 21 May.
For speeding; fined £307; also fined £615 for using a handheld phone while driving a Citroen on the A390 at Tresillian in March (six points on licence) and £1000 for failing to tell police who was driving a Seat Tarraco in Trethowel on 19 March.
Oakley Daniell
Causing Grievous Bodily Harm *
Sentence
14 months imprisonment
On Saturday 27 July 2024 at around 8.20pm, Oakley Daniell followed the victim, whom he knew, as he exited Sainsbury’s in Falmouth with his nan and walked towards her car. After a brief verbal exchange, Daniell punched the victim in the face, forcing him backwards, then punched him again, knocking him towards the floor, before kicking and kneeing him. Daniell continued with further blows as the victim attempted to defend himself on the ground, then walked away, leaving the victim on the floor. The victim was taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital and has undergone numerous operations to his eye, continuing to suffer from the effects nearly a year later.
Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm.
Adrian Walker
Publishing obscene articles and child sexual offenses *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment
Adrian Walker, 27, of Alverton Road in Penzance, engaged in conversations on the social media site Discord containing sadistic language about child abuse on several dates in August 2024. He breached a sexual harm prevention order from August 2023 by using Discord and Reddit without permission and deleting Discord to hide his internet history. On May 24, 2024, he engaged in a conversation with a girl he believed was 13 years old and attempted to make her look at an image of a person engaging in sexual activity. Police found 13 still prohibited images of a child and one moving prohibited image on his phone during a random search.
Pleaded guilty to five counts of publishing an obscene article, two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order, an attempted breach of a sexual harm prevention order, possessing a prohibited image of a child and attempting to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity. Placed on the sex offenders register for life. Judge Simon Carr noted Walker could interact with the abuse of children in cartoon form and repeated the joy he was getting from the images.
September 2024 2 cases
Ben Haymes
Sexual assault *
Sentence
4 years and 4 months imprisonment
Ben Haymes, 34, was sentenced for assaulting children and his own dog.
Assaulted children and his own dog.
Nicholas Harford
Failure to comply with sex offender notification requirements *
Sentence
27 weeks imprisonment
Nicholas Harford, a 39-year-old registered sex offender of no fixed abode with previous addresses in St Austell and Mullion, appeared in court charged with five counts of breaching his sex offender notification requirements. The breaches involved failing to notify police of a change of address within three days, acquiring a new bank card within three days, becoming of no fixed abode within seven days, using the alias Nicholas Pengarrow, and staying at an address for more than seven days in a 12-month period without notification. He had previously lied to a partner about his name, using the alias to conceal his sex offender status, which she discovered via social media.
Convicted of five counts of failure to comply with notification requirements as a registered sex offender. Includes failures to notify change of address, new bank card, no fixed abode status, alias 'Nicholas Pengarrow', and staying at an address for more than seven days in a 12-month period. Has 28 previous offences including domestic abuse and a 2019 sex offence.
August 2024 2 cases
Daniel Lynch
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years
Daniel Lynch murdered his brother Shane Lynch by launching a sustained and frenzied attack with a weapon, likely a hammer, inflicting repeated blows to the head and face at their mother's home in Bosmeor Park, Illogan Highway, overnight between 11 and 12 November 2024. The incident stemmed from an argument over a stolen tablet, exacerbated by Daniel's erratic behaviour due to alcohol and drug use. He attempted to cover up the crime by disposing of evidence, such as Shane's phone, changing clothes, and cleaning blood from the scene, as evidenced by bloodstained clothing and diluted blood in the sink.
Found guilty after trial. Judge Simon Carr described the murder as a sustained and brutal attack involving at least one weapon. Daniel Lynch denied responsibility and claimed a third party was involved, but this was dismissed by the jury.
Teigan Rout
Assault *
Sentence
Community order with 100 hours unpaid work
Pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in Bristol on 10 February.
Must pay £114 surcharge and £85 costs.

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