Truro Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 302 verdicts at Truro Crown Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Stephen Hadley

Making indecent images of children

May 23, 2025

Sentence: 12-month custodial sentence suspended for 24 months, daily curfew from 8pm to 8am for four months, sexual harm prevention order, and £187 victim surcharge

Stephen Hadley, 50, of Par Farm, Par, made around 35,000 indecent images of children, including category A images.

Robert Stiles

Child sexual offences

May 21, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Robert Stiles, 53, of Beacon Road, Bodmin, pleaded guilty to six sexual offences against girls aged 12 and 13 in July and August 2024. He caused a 13-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity involving penetration and attempted to incite a 12-year-old girl to engage in masturbation.

Pleaded guilty. Subjected to a sexual harm prevention order and must sign the sexual offences register for an indefinite period.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Christopher James Bendell

Actual Bodily Harm and Theft

May 20, 2025

Sentence: Hospital order

Christopher James Bendell assaulted his former girlfriend on December 14, 2023, at a caravan in Minorca Lane, Bugle, by grabbing her hoodie, dragging her to the floor, injuring her collarbone, and pulling her hair during an argument, leaving her scared and with lasting mental impacts. Six months later, on June 14, 2024, during a mental health episode, he stole an electric bike and entered a caravan to take keys, knives, and a mobile phone, with the stolen items valued at around £800.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and one of actual bodily harm. The judge accepted that the defendant was undergoing a mental health episode due to bipolar affective disorder and stated that the order was for his well-being, not as punishment.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jade Murphy

Supplying controlled drugs

May 16, 2025

Sentence: Three years imprisonment

Jade Murphy supplied cocaine and cannabis in St Austell between October 2022 and April 2023.

Pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine and cannabis. Charge of supplying lysergic acid diethylamide will remain on file, and her mobile phone was confiscated.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Simon Robinson

Assault

May 16, 2025

Sentence: 36-week prison sentence

Simon Robinson assaulted two police officers at Coombe Park, Cawsand on 2 May and breached a restraining order made in August 2022 by being with someone he was banned from seeing, using items as a weapon in a confined space.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers and breaching a restraining order. Sentenced due to flagrant disregard for court orders, previous convictions, and using items as a weapon. Must pay £100 compensation to each officer.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Myles Harrison

Supplying controlled drugs

May 16, 2025

Sentence: Three years imprisonment

Myles Harrison supplied cocaine and cannabis in St Austell between October 2022 and April 2023.

Pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine and cannabis. Charges of possessing a knife and supplying lysergic acid diethylamide will remain on file.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Michael Bagley

Affray

May 16, 2025

Sentence: Nine months imprisonment suspended for two years

Michael Bagley used or threatened violence towards another at Bude on 17 August.

Pleaded guilty to using or threatening violence. Must complete 12 weeks of mental health treatment and is subject to a restraining order not to contact his victim or go to an address in Treleven Road until 1 May 2030, plus pay a £187 victim surcharge.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Rhylie Willoughby

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship

May 15, 2025

Sentence: 2-year community order, including rehabilitation activity requirement days, an accredited programme, alcohol abstinence monitoring for 120 days, 180 hours of unpaid work, and a 5-year restraining order

Rhylie Willoughby, 19, from Uglow Close in Camborne, was in an on-off relationship for over three years during which he physically and emotionally abused his victim. He called her fat, grabbed and jiggled her stomach, controlled her life, sent abusive messages, and continued to contact her 568 times after the breakup, suggesting he was following or stalking her. He punched her in the leg during an argument over access to her phone, causing injury. The victim provided for him financially, felt isolated, embarrassed, and constantly scared, questioning her worth and experiencing exhaustion from worry.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and coercive behaviour. Showed remorse and made progress while on remand. Judge noted his behaviour made the victim's life a 'living hell' and highlighted his bad childhood experiences.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Daniel Byrom

Causing actual bodily harm

May 15, 2025

Sentence: Two years imprisonment

Daniel Byrom assaulted his partner on Christmas Day 2024 in Truro after she removed a bottle of whisky from his hand while he was intoxicated. He became angry, verbally abusive, and physically violent, hitting her in the face with her mobile phone and backhanding her, causing severe injuries including a swollen cheek, heavy bruising around her left eye, and blurred vision. He had a history of domestic abuse, with police called multiple times between June and December 2024, and the victim reported suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and flashbacks.

Pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm. Had previous convictions for domestic violence and breached domestic violence protection orders. The judge noted his remorse, the role of alcohol in his behaviour, and that he was on bail at the time of the offence.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Christian Dodd

Rape

May 14, 2025

Sentence: 13 years imprisonment

Christian Dodd, 46, raped and sexually assaulted a woman in August 2022 in the Falmouth area. The victim suffered physical injuries, including to her back, and reported severe psychological trauma, feeling 'broken and used, ashamed and humiliated, dirty and degraded'. The attack led to her becoming suicidal, homeless, and reliant on food banks. Dodd was arrested after a police report, stood trial, and was convicted of one count of rape and one count of assault by penetration.

Pleaded not guilty despite admitting in a police interview that the woman did not consent. Judge James Adkin described the abuse as 'dreadful' and noted it caused immense psychological and physical suffering. He will serve two thirds of the sentence before release on licence and be on the sex offenders register for life. Defence mentioned he has frail and elderly parents who will suffer as a result.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Conner Mcconnell

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment and a restraining order

Assaulted a woman occasioning her actual bodily harm on 18 November.

Jamie Wright

Speeding

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 6-month driving ban, £80 fine, £32 victim surcharge, and £90 costs

Jamie Wright sped through Saltash Tunnel in September.

Jason Davies

Arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered

May 9, 2025

Sentence: Hospital order under Section 36/41

Jason Davies, 38, from Princess Court in Penzance, set fire to his supported living accommodation on June 7, 2024, using lithium grease, endangering residents in a building housing vulnerable people. The fire caused £185,000 in damage and required evacuation, driven by his paranoia and belief he was being followed.

Pleaded guilty. The judge determined treatment was more appropriate than punishment due to his mental illness and history of substance dependence.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jessica Ocarroll

Assault

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge, restraining order, £26 victim surcharge, and £85 costs

Assaulted a man at Liskeard on 20 September.

Jonathan Tilley

Threatening behaviour

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge

Jonathan Tilley used threatening behaviour in Liskeard on 19 December.

Shay Iles

Breaching a restraining order

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 24 weeks imprisonment

Breached a restraining order by going to an address at Hillside Park, Bodmin on 27 March, which involved assaulting a woman and damaging property.

Committed an offence of breaching a restraining order whilst on a suspended sentence. Original offences were assaulting a woman and damaging garden gnomes and a garden light.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Matthew Hocking

Using a phone while driving

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 6-month driving ban, £300 fine, and £120 victim surcharge

Matthew Hocking used a handheld phone while driving on Treverbyn Road, St Austell last October.

Natalie Pajor

Drink driving

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 17-month driving ban (reducible by 17 weeks if course completed), £120 fine, £48 victim surcharge, and £85 costs

Natalie Pajor drove on Daniels Lane, St Austell on 31 August with 141 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, exceeding the limit of 80.

Michael Richards

Breaching a criminal behaviour order

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 20 weeks imprisonment

Breached a criminal behaviour order made in August 2023 by entering a store he was banned from at Bodmin on 26 April and refusing to leave when directed by staff.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a criminal behaviour order due to flagrant disregard for court orders.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Martin Trebilcock

Assault

May 9, 2025

Sentence: Three-month prison sentence suspended for 24 months, mental health treatment, and £1,000 compensation

Assaulted a paramedic at Hodge Close, Saltash last June.

Changed plea to guilty for assaulting a paramedic and must undergo treatment for mental health.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kia Bowering

Fraud

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, drug rehabilitation, and compensation

Kia Bowering used a stolen bank card to buy goods worth £22 at Applegreen Services in St Austell and £78.30 at Tesco Express in St Austell on 2 March; stole Lego and cleaning pods from B&M in St Austell on 15 March; stole items worth £22 from Spar in Newquay on 12 February; and drove without a licence or insurance in Wadebridge on 15 March.

Kelvin Cook

Dangerous use of a vehicle

May 9, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine and 8 points on driving licence

Kelvin Cook used a vehicle on the A38 at Carminow Cross, Bodmin with faulty tyres, wing mirror, battery, and strong exhaust fumes in the cabin, and without insurance.

Yannis Tyler

Threatening behaviour

May 9, 2025

Sentence: One month imprisonment and £154 victim surcharge

Used threatening behaviour towards a woman on 20 August.

Christopher Almand

Burglary and aggravated vehicle taking

May 7, 2025

Sentence: 8 months imprisonment

Christopher Almand, a 19-year-old from Cunnack Close in Helston, broke into Flora Motors garage on June 7, 2024, stole a Toyota Aygo, and led police on an 18-mile chase, driving erratically at speeds up to 60mph in a 20mph zone while under the influence of cannabis and MDMA. The vehicle sustained £17,500 in damage, and he caused additional criminal damage.

Pleaded guilty to multiple offences. The judge noted his youth, ADHD, autism traits, and positive steps towards rehabilitation, including stopping drug use.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Adam Parry

Rape and sexual assault

May 7, 2025

Sentence: 12 years imprisonment

Adam Parry, 37, from Southbourne Road in St Austell, raped and sexually assaulted a woman multiple times over several years, with offences reported in 2023. The victim suffered significant physical and psychological harm, including injuries to her back, and reported ongoing effects like suicidal thoughts and homelessness.

Found guilty after trial; showed no remorse. The judge noted his difficult background but emphasised the harm caused to the victim.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Rachel Giffen

Causing actual bodily harm

May 4, 2025

Sentence: 13 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days, 4-month curfew, and 3-year restraining order

Rachel Giffen, while drunk on vodka during a holiday at a campsite near St Eval, Wadebridge on July 20, 2023, engaged in a heated argument with her friend over accusations of taking advantage of generosity. The argument escalated, and Giffen threw freshly boiled water from a kettle at her friend's 15-year-old daughter, who had tried to intervene. Giffen's friend was scalded on her back and thigh while protecting her daughter, sustaining second-degree burns that caused significant pain, prevented showering for six weeks, and led to early abandonment of the holiday. The victim reported ongoing emotional distress, including flashbacks and avoidance of certain places.

Pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm. Described as a one-off incident; previously of good character and claimed self-defence after being slapped. Judge attributed the incident to excessive vodka consumption, noting the presence of children and use of boiling water as a weapon.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Steven Valentine

Inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and making indecent images of children

May 2, 2025

Sentence: Two years and six months imprisonment

In 2021, in Launceston, incited a 13-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity involving penetration and made indecent images of children, including category A images. He was also made subject to a ten-year sexual harm prevention order.

Pleaded guilty to seven sex charges, including inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and making indecent images.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Thomas Ware

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 28-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months

Thomas Ware, 34, assaulted a woman, occasioning actual bodily harm, outside St Austell bus and railway station on 23 March, using his head as a weapon.

Pleaded guilty to assault. Ordered to undergo treatment for mental health and drug use, and to pay a £154 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Tyler Mason

Shoplifting

May 2, 2025

Sentence: Community order including treatment for drug use and compensation to shops

TYLER MASON committed ten offences of theft from shops in Bude.

Kieran Drewery

Wounding with intent and other assaults

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 4.5 years imprisonment

Kieran Drewery, an 18-year-old from the homeless pods in Rosewarne Road, Camborne, engaged in a two-day crime spree on October 29, 2024, which included stabbing a man in the neck over £2, assaulting a 15-year-old boy by punching and kicking him, threatening another man with a knife outside a shop, and attempting to rob someone at a hotel. The incidents involved weapons like a kitchen knife and resulted in serious injuries, including a neck wound that could have been fatal.

Pleaded guilty to multiple offences. The judge noted his damaged childhood, genuine remorse, and improvements made while in custody, including completing courses.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Kimberley Beckett

Benefit fraud

May 2, 2025

Sentence: Community order, £120 fine, £114 victim surcharge, and £85 costs

KIMBERLEY BECKETT failed to notify the Department for Work and Pensions in September 2022 that her three children no longer resided with her, affecting her entitlement to Universal Credit.

Kevin Lown

Using threatening behaviour

May 2, 2025

Sentence: One month imprisonment

Used threatening behaviour towards a PCSO in Camborne in February and towards a police officer in Fore Street, St Austell in March by clenching his fists and swearing.

Pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour towards a PCSO and a police officer.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Mark Morris

Breach of domestic violence protection order

May 2, 2025

Sentence: Four weeks imprisonment

Mark Morris, 45, of Hinkley, breached a domestic violence protection order by going to Saltash on 16 April, a place he was prohibited from visiting.

Admitted breaching a domestic violence protection order, with a historically poor record of complying with court orders.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Nathan Drugan

Dangerous driving

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years, 200 hours of unpaid work, banned from driving for 12 months, and subject to a restraining order

Drove a BMW dangerously on St Benets Close, Lanivet in December 2022, leading to a restraining order not to contact a man or go to Curtice Close, St Austell until April 2030.

Michelle Wyeth

Inflicting grievous bodily harm

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 15-month prison sentence suspended for two years

Michelle Wyeth inflicted grievous bodily harm on a man in Perranporth in July 2023.

Pleaded guilty and was made subject to a restraining order not to contact the victim until April 2030.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Bay Mcgill-Lomond

Assault

May 2, 2025

Sentence: Community order, must abstain from alcohol until 22 July, ordered to pay £100 compensation to each of two officers, and fined £200

Bay McGill-Lomond, 31, assaulted two police officers on Trevail Way on 25 October.

Benjamin Frost

Making indecent images of children and breaching a sexual harm prevention order

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 15 months imprisonment

Made the most serious category A images of a child between July 2023 and February 2025 at his home in Roche and breached a sexual harm prevention order by accessing the internet in a restricted manner.

Pleaded guilty to making category A images of a child and breaching a sexual harm prevention order.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Carlos Plant

Having a dog dangerously out of control

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years, banned from keeping a dog for ten years, and ordered to pay £1,000 compensation

In charge of an XL Bully dog that was dangerously out of control in St Blazey in November 2022, resulting in injury to a woman in her home.

Darren Church

Breach of criminal behaviour order

May 2, 2025

Sentence: Six months imprisonment

Darren Church, 50, of Boxwell Park, Bodmin, breached a criminal behaviour order by entering a property he was prohibited from entering at Gilbert Road, Bodmin on 10 February.

Craig Varley

Criminal damage

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £750 compensation

Craig Varley, 39, of Lanchard Green, Liskeard, damaged a window at Llawnroc Ventures in Liskeard in August 2023.

Connor Mcauley

Breach of restraining order

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment

Connor McAuley, 33, of Henver Road, Newquay, breached a restraining order imposed by Truro Crown Court by being in the company of a woman he was banned from seeing in Newquay on 20 April.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order for the third time, with previous non-compliance with community-based orders.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Connor Mccauley

Breach of restraining order

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks in prison

Breached a restraining order imposed by Truro Crown Court by being in the company of a woman he was banned from seeing in Newquay on 20 April.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order; it was his third breach and he had previously failed to comply with community-based orders.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ezekial Phillips

Fraud by false representation

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment

Stole £38,000 from people in the St Austell area in 2018 and 2019 by falsely representing himself as a successful hedge fund manager while living in St Dennis.

Pleaded guilty to 13 counts of fraud by false representation. A proceeds of crime hearing will take place in July to determine repayment to victims.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

David Wheeler

Assault

May 2, 2025

Sentence: 52 weeks imprisonment

DAVID WHEELER assaulted a woman, causing actual bodily harm, at High Fernhill Farm on 2 April, assaulted a man between 1 and 4 April, used threatening behaviour, and damaged a table in a caravan between 1 and 4 April. The assaults involved beating the woman while drunk, and when she sought help, he beat her friend, leaving both victims in fear.

Pleaded guilty to the charges. The sentence was due to violent assaults while under the influence of alcohol, with the judge noting the victims' fear and his existing community order for assault.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Dontae Eldridge

Drunk and disorderly

May 2, 2025

Sentence: Fined £80

Dontae Eldridge, 18, was drunk and disorderly at Newquay Police Station on 29 March.

Connor Mcconnell

Actual bodily harm

April 30, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment

Connor McConnell, 32, from Royffe Way in Bodmin, put the mother of his child in a headlock during a verbal argument on the street in November, causing visible neck injuries, following a difficult school run.

Pleaded guilty to a lesser charge; judge highlighted the dangerous nature of the headlock.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jack Felton

Being owner of a dog dangerously out of control and affray

April 23, 2025

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment

Jack Felton, 22, from no fixed abode in the Bude area, allowed his unmuzzled pit bull terrier to attack another dog and its owner in Bude in April 2023; he also engaged in two separate affray incidents, including pulling a man from a mobility scooter and kicking him.

Pleaded guilty; judge noted he was not suitable to own animals and ordered the destruction of his dog.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Stephen Brown

Rape and indecent assault

April 23, 2025

Sentence: 10 years imprisonment

Stephen Brown, 64, from Helston, sexually assaulted and raped one teenage girl and indecently assaulted another in 2002, causing severe trauma; victims suffered in silence for over two decades, with one unable to move away due to financial constraints.

Convicted after trial; showed no remorse; judge considered the lifelong impact on victims and his poor health.

Sources: cornwalllive.com