Truro Crown Court Sentencing Results

David Tomkiss exposed his genitals in Bodmin between August 2021 and January 2023, intending that someone would see them and be alarmed or distressed. He pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court and was sentenced to nine months in prison. The court ordered destruction of a seized item and he must register with the police for ten years.

Between February 8 and March 4, 2024, David Leverington, 34, of Saham Hills, Thetford, Norfolk (formerly of Looe), contacted what he believed was a 12-year-old girl on the Kik app. He sent sexual messages, a picture of his erect penis and described sexual acts he wished to perform. The profile was operated by an undercover police officer. He was arrested by Devon and Cornwall Police and charged with attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to cause a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity. He had pleaded guilty at Bodmin Magistrates' Court in April 2024.

David McNally committed a series of sexual offences against children in the St Austell area. He pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to offences including attempting to rape a girl under 13, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, sexually touching a child, and raping a girl under 13. He was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and made subject to a restraining order not to contact two victims.

Jack Weekes, a former funeral director, allowed a memorial service to go ahead for an elderly woman whose cremation had been delayed by paperwork problems. He then lied to the registry, falsely claiming the body had been cremated, when in fact the deceased's remains remained at his funeral home for more than six weeks before being cremated. The investigation began in March 2024 after concerns about how remains were managed.

Gareth Dinneen stabbed one man twice in the leg and a second man once in the leg in August 2023. He also possessed a knife in a public place in Mitchell. He later changed his plea to guilty at Truro Crown Court.

Edward Topp pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to making 462 Category A, 360 Category B and 339 Category C indecent images of a child between 2020 and 2022. He received a 14-month prison sentence suspended for two years, must have treatment for his mental health and do 200 hours unpaid work, and was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order restricting his use of the internet.

Andrew Spelling, of Southbourne Road, St Austell, was convicted of three charges of making 405 category A images of child sexual abuse, plus 330 category B images and 316 category C images, totalling over 1,000 images.

Adam Littlejohns and his brother attacked their brother at his home in Illogan in January 2024. The trouble started after the victim reminded the younger two that they were staying at his house - not a family home - with his partner and child. His brother began kicking and punching the victim before Adam joined in. Adam then grabbed a kitchen knife and injured the hand of the victim's partner before the knife broke. Both attackers fled the house and went to their sister's home where they were arrested.

Christopher Cosslett sent a message to a woman on May 21, 2025, at Looe, threatening death or serious harm, namely to slit her throat. He later changed his plea to guilty at Truro Crown Court.

Craig Hutton operated the 'Skip It' business without environmental permits, depositing and storing controlled waste on land at Mawla, Porthtowan, and on land adjacent to a Western Power Distribution sub-station at Penwinnick Road near St Agnes. He continued operating after being interviewed under caution by Environment Agency officers. The sites could have caused environmental harm, especially near the electricity sub-station. A bund was erected at Mawla to shield it from public view.

Driving dangerously and with 75 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50 on the A30 at Launceston on September 13, 2025.

Brandon Wood inflicted grievous bodily harm with intent on a man in Bodmin in May 2023. He was found guilty at Truro Crown Court and sentenced to six years in prison.

Blagovest Hadjigueorguiev, a Bulgarian national, was being evicted from land near Trevenson Road in September 2020 when he threatened to set police officers on fire, doused PC Darral Mares and PC Alan Lenton in petrol, and ignited the flames. PC Mares suffered severe burns to his legs and hand and was airlifted to hospital. PC Lenton pulled him away from the fire. Hadjigueorguiev pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent against PC Mares and attempting the same against PC Lenton.

Between 2018 and 2024 at Bugle he possessed 55 extreme pornographic images, 2,530 category A indecent images of a child, 1,388 category B and 880 category C images; made 1,960 category A indecent images and 1,057 category B images; and distributed 84 category A, 37 category B and 17 category C images of a child.

Engaging in coercive behaviour at Newquay between March and September 2025 when he prevented his victim from contacting friends, broke her phones and force fed her food, stalked her between October 2025 and February 2026, assaulted her at an address in Cliff Road, Newquay between 6 and 9 February 2026, stole £120 cash from her and damaged a door at the Newquay Beach Hotel on February 7, 2026, as well as racially harassing a police officer at Camborne on February 8, 2026.

Taylor Roddy subjected his teenage partner to appalling coercive and controlling behaviour, repeated assaults, humiliation and emotional abuse from 30 January 2024 to 30 September 2024. Incidents included punching and kicking her in St Ives, causing property damage, pushing her to the floor injuring her toe and ankle, rugby-tackling her causing bruising and a cut, biting her on two occasions, grabbing her arm and pulling her to the floor, choking her, slapping her on her 20th birthday in Plymouth, verbal abuse, jealousy, online humiliation, controlling her communications and location, financial control, and threats of suicide.

Stephen Shill engaged in penetrative sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl in Gunnislake between 2007 and 2008. The abuse was reported in 2024 when the victim saw a news article about Shill's previous conviction and recognised him, though she had known him as Joshua Edwards. He denied any sexual relationship took place.

Between November and April at Bodmin he attended the home of a woman he was prohibited from contacting.

Engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl at Liskeard in 2022.

Samuel Rowe breached a restraining order imposed in 2022 by approaching a woman in a shop in Liskeard and shouting her name. Other charges of breaching the order and intimidating a witness were discharged.

Tony Colling Edwards pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to causing grievous bodily harm to a man with intent at an address in Torpoint on 29 April. A charge of threatening a man with a knife will remain on file. He was sent to prison for 54 months, his crossbow was confiscated, and he was made subject to a restraining order not to contact a man or a woman or go to the relevant area until 3 July 2036.

Tristan Edge, 45, of NFA, Newquay, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to possessing a replica air pistol with intent to cause a man and a woman fear of violence, to using or threatening violence, and to possessing 0.82 grams of cocaine at Newquay on 23 December. He was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, and was ordered to abstain from consuming alcohol until 26 September.

Arranging sexual activity with a child between December 13 and January 15 and attempting to engage in sexual communication with two girls whom he did not believe to be 16 or over in August 2023, between October 25 and November 30 and December 13 and January 15.

Michael William Leah was convicted in August 2011 of six offences related to illegally depositing controlled waste at sites near Newbridge, Gweek and in St Ives, profiting £50,000. Initially bankrupt, paid only £100. Case brought back after inheriting property (over £700,000 in assets via trust), running haulage company with contracts worth over £200,000 and vehicles worth £60,000.

Max Tiller breached a restraining order by going to a woman's home in December 2023 and, between November 2023 and April 2024, contacting her through being in her company, telephone calls, messages, emails, and social media posts, which he was prohibited from doing.

Paul Marie-Hughes threatened to burn a public official alive in her office in June 2024. He also breached a restraining order by contacting a woman on three occasions. He changed his plea to guilty and was made subject to a further restraining order prohibiting contact with the public official or attendance at a specified police headquarters until 23 July 2031.

Nicholas Burnand possessed a folding knife with a lockable blade on Hilgrove Road, Newquay, in August 2023.