Truro Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 442 verdicts at Truro Crown Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Jonathan Tilley

Threatening behaviour

May 9, 2025

Sentence: 12-month conditional discharge

Jonathan Tilley used threatening behaviour in Liskeard on 19 December.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Liam Smith

Breach of youth rehabilitation order

May 2, 2025

Sentence: Curfew to remain at home between 3pm and 7am daily, and prohibited from contacting a man and a woman or entering certain areas

Liam Smith, 21, failed to comply with the requirements of a youth rehabilitation order made by magistrates in July 2021.

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

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

Roy Laithwaite

Sexual offences

April 18, 2025

Sentence: Restraining order not to contact the girl until 8 April 2035

Roy Laithwaite, 76, of Harvenna Close, Fraddon, was charged with nine sexual offences against a girl aged under 13, though five cases were discharged. The offences occurred prior to the court appearance, and he was made subject to the restraining order as part of the sentencing.

Pleaded not guilty to nine sexual offences against a girl aged under 13; five cases were discharged.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Thomas Moore

Stalking

April 18, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 150 hours unpaid work and treatment for alcohol use

Thomas Moore stalked a woman between 3 and 30 October of the previous year, involving persistent harassment that caused fear and distress.

Simon Knight

Sex offences

April 18, 2025

Sentence: Two-year sexual risk order restricting use of devices capable of accessing the internet and disposing of any device he has used

Made subject to a sexual risk order for sex offences.

Paul Pearson

Assault

April 18, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 120 hours unpaid work, mental health treatment, £150 compensation, and a restraining order until April 2027

Paul Pearson assaulted a woman at St Austell on 24 August, leading to his guilty plea and sentencing.

Liam Scrivener

Threatening with an offensive weapon

April 18, 2025

Sentence: 14 weeks imprisonment

Threatened a woman with a telescopic truncheon at an address in Newquay on 14 March in a domestic setting, leaving his victim in fear for her life.

Pleaded guilty to threatening a woman with an offensive weapon and was made subject to a restraining order.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Joseph Hilton

Rape of a child

April 17, 2025

Sentence: 14 years imprisonment

Joseph Hilton, 36, originally from Bodmin and now in prison, raped a child under 13 at least eight times, with additional offences, as revealed during a trial; the crimes came to light after his previous conviction in 2019 for similar offences.

Convicted after trial; showed no remorse; judge noted he lied in a previous trial to minimise his sentence.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Joshua Lindell

Affray

April 11, 2025

Sentence: 22 months imprisonment

Joshua Lindell, 35, from Eastern Lane in Camborne, along with accomplices, went to the wrong property in Redruth in February, banging on the door, presenting what appeared to be a firearm in a binbag, and leaving a live shotgun cartridge, terrifying a family and causing them to move house.

Pleaded guilty; defence argued limited involvement; judge noted the incident involved organised intimidation over a likely drug debt.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jordan Craige

Affray

April 11, 2025

Sentence: 8 months imprisonment

Jordan Craige, 29, from Allendale Road in Plymouth, engaged in a drink-induced brawl at a Premier Inn in Bude in September 2023, where he stamped on his defenceless victim's head three times while the victim was restrained and handcuffed by police.

Pleaded guilty; judge noted alcohol issues and equal blame in the altercation, but highlighted the dangerous nature of the assault.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Ben James

Affray and cannabis possession

April 11, 2025

Sentence: 22 months imprisonment

Ben James, 30, from Enys Road in North Roskear, Camborne, along with accomplices, went to the wrong property in Redruth in February, banging on the door, presenting what appeared to be a firearm in a binbag, and leaving a live shotgun cartridge, terrifying a family and causing them to move house; he was also found with cannabis worth £3,400.

Pleaded guilty; also convicted of cannabis possession; judge noted the incident involved organised intimidation and drug-related issues.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Adam Thouless

Affray

April 11, 2025

Sentence: 20 months imprisonment

Adam Thouless, 33, from Treberran Gardens in Tolvaddon, along with accomplices, went to the wrong property in Redruth in February, banging on the door, presenting what appeared to be a firearm in a binbag, and leaving a live shotgun cartridge, terrifying a family and causing them to move house.

Pleaded guilty early; expressed remorse; judge noted the incident involved organised intimidation over a likely drug debt.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Mark Turner

Supplying cannabis

April 11, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment

Mark Turner supplied cannabis in Camelford between April and October 2024.

Pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis in Camelford between April and October 2024.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Ryan Edwards

Grievous bodily harm

April 11, 2025

Sentence: 20 months imprisonment

Ryan Edwards, 36, from Eastpool Park in Pool, assaulted his girlfriend during an argument over tobacco on March 8, punching her repeatedly in the face while sitting on her, causing fractures to her eye socket and jaw, after they had been drinking and using drugs.

Pleaded guilty; was under a community order for a previous assault; judge described the assault as prolonged and persistent.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Danny Hook

Theft and racially aggravated harassment

April 10, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment

Danny Hook, 38, from Basset Street in Camborne, committed thefts at ASDA in Hayle and Poundland in Camborne, stealing items worth £168.28 and other goods; he also engaged in racially aggravated harassment, assault on an emergency worker, and prior burglaries, despite previous opportunities to reform.

Breached multiple suspended sentences; judge noted he had been given several chances but continued to offend.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Daniel Rowling

Drink Driving

April 5, 2025

Sentence: 1 month custodial sentence and banned from driving for 12 months

Daniel Rowling failed to provide a specimen of urine at Newquay police station on 4 January whilst under investigation for an offence and failed to surrender to bail at Newquay police station on 31 January.

Pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of urine and failing to surrender to bail.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Ethan Edwards

Grievous Bodily Harm

April 5, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 6 months in a young offenders’ institute

Ethan Edwards inflicted grievous bodily harm with intent to a woman at the White Hart Hotel in St Austell on 1 November, assaulted a man, and damaged a police vehicle.

Pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent, assaulting a man, and damaging a police vehicle. Made subject to a restraining order not to contact his female victim until March 2035.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk