Truro Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 185 verdicts at Truro Magistrates' Court (Truro). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Saidahmed-Hamid Ghalem

Trespassing and criminal damage

October 28, 2025

Sentence: £1,000 compensation and restraining order until October 2026

On October 18, 2025, 28-year-old Saidahmed-Hamid Ghalem, an asylum seeker from Victoria Dock Road in London, was found squatting in Zach Crompton's holiday home in St Ives, Cornwall, where he had been for about four days. He was discovered cooking in the kitchen and admitted to being homeless. After confrontation, he left the property on Skidden Hill, causing damage to the front window and a rug. On October 21, Crompton spotted Ghalem attempting to re-enter, with additional damage to six window panes. Ghalem was arrested and charged.

Pleaded guilty to trespassing and criminal damage. Has 11 previous convictions for 21 offences between June 2024 and July 2025.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Wayne Paternotte

Assault

October 18, 2025

Sentence: £200 fine

On March 1, 2025, at Falmouth, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards a woman with intent to cause her to believe immediate unlawful violence would be used against her, and assaulted the woman by beating her.

Restraining order not to contact victim directly or indirectly or enter a certain address in Falmouth.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Deacon Thompson

Sending offensive message

October 18, 2025

Sentence: Community order

On or about December 3, 2024, at Grampound, sent by means of a public electronic communications network a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character.

Mental health treatment for 12 months, rehabilitation activity for 20 days, £120 fine. Restraining order not to go to a certain address for two years.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Grace-Ann Ward Banbury

Assault of police officers

October 18, 2025

Sentence: Community order

On January 1, 2025, at Wadebridge, assaulted a police sergeant and two police constables by beating them.

Rehabilitation activity for 15 days, 160 hours unpaid work, £250 compensation, £85 costs.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Robert Pacy

Causing serious injury by careless driving

October 18, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks suspended sentence for 18 months

On March 3, 2025, at Truro, caused serious injury to a woman by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on the A3058 Grampound Road without due care and attention, crashing his car and leaving a female driver seriously injured.

Murray Halcrow

Assault by beating

September 27, 2025

Sentence: 26 weeks imprisonment

On March 15 at Newquay, Murray Halcrow assaulted a woman by beating her, involving a prolonged and violent incident.

Reason for custody cited as the serious nature of the offense, lack of remorse, and the incident's duration involving use of a shod foot and closed fist, indicating risk to others.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

David Snowdon

Possessing an offensive weapon and driving over the alcohol limit

September 27, 2025

Sentence: Community order with 6 months alcohol treatment, 12 days mental health treatment, 17 months driving disqualification, £537 fine, and £85 costs

On January 12, David Snowdon possessed an offensive weapon, a hammer, in a public place at The Strand in Bude without lawful authority, and drove a motor vehicle while exceeding the prescribed alcohol limit of 65 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.

Offenses included possessing an offensive weapon and driving over the alcohol limit; sentenced due to the nature of the crimes.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Wyll Burling

Intercourse with an animal

September 23, 2025

Sentence: Community order including 40 days of rehabilitation activity, £556.57 in compensation, and £200 fine

Wyll Burling, a 22-year-old from Cardrew Terrace in Redruth, admitted to intentionally performing an act of penetration with his penis on the vagina of a live horse in the Redruth area on January 28, 2024, contrary to section 69(1) and (3) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Harry Bray

Assault

September 20, 2025

Sentence: 18-week suspended sentence for 18 months, including 6 months alcohol treatment, 12 months mental health treatment, and 20 days rehabilitation activity

On February 25, 2025, in St Columb, Harry Bray assaulted a man and a woman, damaged an electrical metre box, a TV, a garden bin, and a plant pot, and on August 25, 2025, used threatening words or behaviour causing harassment, alarm, or distress, and damaged additional property including a bin, Ninja cooker, doors, light pull switch, remote control, and bathroom window sill.

Michael Stringer

Burglary

September 20, 2025

Sentence: Community order including 12 months drug rehabilitation non-residential with review, 10 days rehabilitation activity, £500 compensation, £85 costs, and £114 surcharge

On August 3, 2025, Michael Stringer entered as a trespasser into a building, namely Cell Repair on King Street in Truro, and stole miscellaneous property valued at £4,140.

Sentenced for burglary after entering a building as a trespasser and stealing property.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jessica Jeffery

Criminal Damage

September 19, 2025

Sentence: £123 fine

Jessica Jeffery, 28, of Claytonia Close, Plymouth, damaged a phone during an incident on 14 February 2024 in Torpoint.

Ordered to pay £500 compensation, £49 surcharge and £85 costs. Assault charges dismissed with no evidence offered.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Katie Woolcock

Racial Harassment

September 19, 2025

Sentence: Community order

Katie Woolcock, 30, of Carnsmerry, Bugle, used behaviour intended to cause distress on 23 December at Truro Railway Station, racially/religiously aggravated.

Must abstain from drinking alcohol until 2 January; ordered to pay £500 compensation and £114 surcharge.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kelly Cowling

Theft

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 8 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months

Kelly Cowling, 35, of Parker Road, Indian Queens, stole £12 worth of items from the Co-op in Haven Road, Exeter on 13 April, £20 worth of alcohol from Marks & Spencer in Truro on 19 April, items worth £8 from the Co-op on St Francis Road, St Columb Road on 22 July, goods worth £15.70 on 1 August from the same shop, and attempted to steal wine on 31 July.

Must participate in up to 20 days rehabilitation activities; noted as a prolific offender lacking engagement with Probation Service.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kevin Jones

Drug Driving

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 36 months driving ban

Kevin Jones, 58, of Beach View Close, Newquay, drove on Trencreek Road, Newquay on 1 May with 32 micrograms of cocaine per litre of blood (exceeding limit of 10) and 800 micrograms of BZE per litre (exceeding 50), possessed 1g of cocaine, and drove without a licence or insurance.

Fined £161; ordered to pay £64 surcharge and £85 costs. Pleaded guilty to driving with excess cocaine, possessing cocaine, and driving without licence or insurance.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Kirsty Pearce

Grievous Bodily Harm

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment

Kirsty Pearce, 43, of Fore Street, Bugle, inflicted grievous bodily harm on a woman at Newbury, Berkshire in March 2023.

Unprovoked attack of a serious nature; failed to comply with community-based sentences.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Lewis Derbyshire

Assault

September 19, 2025

Sentence: £400 fine

Lewis Derbyshire, 30, of Westbourne Terrace, Penhale, Fraddon, assaulted a man at Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust in Truro on 11 June.

Lewis Derbysire

Assault

September 19, 2025

Sentence: £400 fine

Lewis Derbysire, 30, of Westbourne Terrace, Penhale, Fraddon, pleaded guilty to assaulting a man at Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust in Truro on 11 June.

Dora Malaba

Criminal Damage

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 3 months conditional discharge

Dora Malaba, 35, of Manor View, Par, damaged a man’s car in Southend in October 2023.

Dwayne Hendy

Drug Driving

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 20 months driving ban

Dwayne Hendy, 44, of Fore Street, Bodmin, drove in Newquay in March with 155 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood (exceeding limit of 50) and 23 micrograms of Ketamine per litre (exceeding limit of 20).

Desire Cassambo

Breach of Order

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 6 weeks imprisonment

Desire Cassambo, 57, of NFA, went to East Street, Newquay on 29 August and Cliff Road, Newquay on 3 September, areas prohibited by a criminal behaviour order.

Breached a criminal behaviour order by entering prohibited areas; noted flagrant disregard for court orders.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Gary Lancaster

Failure to Provide Specimen

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 36 months driving ban

Gary Lancaster, 43, of Pentrevah Road, Penwithick, failed to provide a specimen for analysis when investigated for a traffic offence on 24 August.

Fined £1866; ordered to pay £746 surcharge and £85 costs. Ban reducible by 36 weeks upon completing a course.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Andrew Paull

Vehicle Interference

September 19, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Andrew Paull, 48, of Treffry Way, Par, interfered with a Mercedes Estate with the intention of theft at Par on 3 September and stole coffee from the Garage Shop at St Columb Road on 18 June.

Darren Truscott

Littering

September 17, 2025

Sentence: £250 fine, £100 victim surcharge, and £1,336 costs

Darren Truscott left five bags of household rubbish in Goonvean, St Austell, in February 2025, leading to his prosecution for littering.

Failed to appear in court and was found guilty in his absence after refusing to pay a fixed penalty notice.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Stephen Smith

Littering

September 17, 2025

Sentence: £660 fine, £264 victim surcharge, and £1,425 costs

Stephen Smith threw a Parking Charge Notice out of a car window towards a civil enforcement officer in Fore Street, Bodmin, in January 2025, which led to his prosecution for littering.

Failed to appear in court and was found guilty in his absence after refusing to pay a fixed penalty notice.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Tyrone Daniel

Assault and threatening behaviour

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 80 days, rehabilitation activity for 25 days, and a restraining order not to contact victims or enter certain addresses

On March 7 at Chili Road, Illogan Highway, Tyrone Daniel assaulted a woman by beating her and damaged a vehicle window. On the same day and place, he assaulted a man by beating him. On April 21 at Truro, he used threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress.

Thomas Hammersley

Assault and possession of an offensive weapon

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 90 days, rehabilitation activity for 20 days, and compensation of £250

On July 23 at Tesco in Camborne, Thomas Hammersley assaulted a woman by beating her and had an offensive weapon, a baseball bat with nails, in a public place. On the same day, he damaged property at Tesco, and on July 24, he used threatening or abusive words or behaviour in the same store, causing potential harassment, alarm, or distress.

Assaulted a woman, possessed an offensive weapon (baseball bat with nails), damaged property, and used threatening words or behaviour.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Joshua Webb

Threatening behaviour

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol abstinence and monitoring for 90 days, rehabilitation activity for 20 days, compensation of £250, costs of £85, and surcharge of £114

On May 2 at Fair Street in St Columb Major, Joshua Webb used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards a man and woman with intent to cause them to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used, or to provoke such violence, thereby likely causing them to believe violence would occur.

Used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause belief of immediate unlawful violence.

Sources: cornwalllive.com

Jordan Retallick

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Compensation of £500, fine of £1,354, costs of £85, and surcharge of £542

On September 9, 2024, at St Mary's Street in Truro, Jordan Retallick assaulted a man, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm.

Matthew Doherty

Assault

September 13, 2025

Sentence: Community order with alcohol treatment for 20 days, fine of £120, costs of £85, and surcharge of £114

On July 27 at the police station in Penzance, Matthew Doherty assaulted a woman by beating her.

Kawanie Lewis

Breach of domestic violence protection notice

September 12, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine

Kawanie Lewis breached a domestic violence protection notice made on 30 August by being in the company of a prohibited man on 1 September at East Hill, St Austell.

Katiemarie Phelps

Drug driving

September 5, 2025

Sentence: £2000 fine, 3-year driving ban, £800 surcharge, £85 costs

Katiemarie Phelps, 35, of Nor Manor, Higher Trencreek drove on the A30 in January with 263 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50 and 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two, drove on Red Lion Lane, Exeter on 15 February with seven micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood and drove on West Road, Newquay on 27 February with 4.2 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood.

John Williams

Drug driving

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 14-month driving ban, £120 fine, £48 surcharge, £85 costs

John Williams, 39, of Goonbarrow Meadow, Bugle drove on Bodmin Road, St Austell on 12 January with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two.

Levi Toms

Assault

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 6-month community order to refrain from drugs, £200 compensation to two victims, £100 to another victim, £114 surcharge, £85 costs

Levi Toms, 52, of Fore Street, Probus assaulted two men on 12 March, assaulted a man on 26 March and assaulted a woman by spitting on 1 April – all offences took place at Bodmin Hospital.

Paul Black

Breaching a domestic violence protection order

September 5, 2025

Sentence: £50 fine

Paul Black breached a domestic violence protection order made by Truro magistrates on 31 July 2025 by having contact with a prohibited woman and going to an address in St Austell on 27 August 2025.

Paul Pajor

Assault

September 5, 2025

Sentence: £750 fine, £300 compensation, £200 surcharge, £85 costs

Paul Pajor, 52, of Cuddra Road, St Austell assaulted two men at Lidl in St Austell, assaulted a police officer at Cuddra Road and used threatening behaviour and assaulted a man on Daniels Lane, St Austell on 31 August.

Changed plea to guilty on charges of assaulting two men at Lidl in St Austell, assaulting a police officer at Cuddra Road and using threatening behaviour and assaulting a man on Daniels Lane, St Austell on 31 August.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Danneka Annetts

Breach of community order

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 10-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months

Danneka Annetts, 38, of Slades Road, St Austell breached a community order by failing to turn up to appointments; original order for stealing a bum bag from St Austell bus and railway station, damaging a fire door and stealing alcohol from Tesco in St Austell, stealing food from Farmfoods in St Austell, groceries from the Co-op in Liskeard and from the Co-op in Par and using a bank card belonging to someone else intending to commit fraud.

Sentence for breaching a community order made in May for theft and fraud offences.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Aaron Hope-Evans

Drug driving

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 36-month driving ban, 80 hours unpaid work, £114 surcharge, £85 costs

Aaron Hope-Evans, 40, of The Close, Sunnyside Meadow, Camelford drove in Hampshire with 9.8 micrograms of cannabis per litre of blood exceeding the limit of two and drove without a licence or insurance.

Dominic Turner

Driving whilst disqualified

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 18 weeks imprisonment, 26 months and 7 days driving ban, £85 costs

Dominic Turner, 30, of NFA, Bodmin drove whilst disqualified on Cooksland Road, Bodmin on 22 August.

Pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified; sentence due to flagrant disregard for court orders.

Sources: cornish-times.co.uk

Warren Booker

Failing to provide specimen

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 22-month driving ban (reducible by 22 weeks with course), £200 fine, £114 surcharge, £85 costs

Warren Booker, 53, of Henver Road, Newquay failed to provide a specimen for analysis when being investigated for an offence.

Sophie Ashwood

Drunk and disorderly

September 5, 2025

Sentence: £40 fine, £16 surcharge, £85 costs

Sophie Ashwood, 20, of Honey Street, Bodmin was drunk and disorderly on The Quay, East Looe on 10 August.

Sarah Martin

Assault

August 22, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Assaulted a man at Riverside, Launceston on 5 August.

Pleaded guilty to assaulting a man at Riverside, Launceston on 5 August. Made subject to a restraining order not to contact a man or attend an address in Riverside until 12 August 2027.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Victoria Kerr

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 18 months driving ban

Drove on Bodelva Road, Par on 9 July with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Convicted of driving on Bodelva Road, Par on 9 July with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35. Fined £669, ordered to pay a £268 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 18 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Tom Rowett

Driving without due care and attention

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 6 points on licence

Drove on Narrowcliff, Hilgrove Road and Edgcumbe Avenue, Newquay without due care and attention on 18 August last year, and failed to stop when required by a police officer.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Narrowcliff, Hilgrove Road and Edgcumbe Avenue, Newquay without due care and attention on 18 August last year, and failing to stop when required by a police officer. Fined £225, ordered to pay a £90 surcharge, and £135 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Syed Ali

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 40 months driving ban

Drove on Higher Bore Street on 9 July with 45 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Higher Bore Street on 9 July with 45 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 40 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ellen Coombs

Drug driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 12 months driving ban

Drove on Holmbush Road, St Austell in June 2024 with 651 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50.

Found guilty of driving on Holmbush Road, St Austell in June 2024 with 651 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £48 surcharge, and £850 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Ethan Campbell

Possession of drugs

August 22, 2025

Sentence: £120 fine

Possessed 2.6 grams of cocaine at Bodmin on 19 January.

Damien Wright

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 17 months driving ban

Drove on Roydon Road, St Stephens with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and used a handheld phone while driving on the A388.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Roydon Road, St Stephens with 64 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and using a handheld phone while driving on the A388. Fined £415, ordered to pay a £166 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 17 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Dell Tait

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 16 months driving ban

Drove on Halloon roundabout, Trevarren on 8 July with 57 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and without a licence or insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving on Halloon roundabout, Trevarren on 8 July with 57 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and driving without a licence or insurance. Fined £769 and ordered to pay £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 16 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

James Gibson

Criminal damage

August 22, 2025

Sentence: £333 fine

Damaged a phone worth £1392 belonging to a woman in Newquay on 12 December.

Pleaded guilty to damaging a phone worth £1392 belonging to a woman in Newquay on 12 December. Ordered to pay £329 compensation, a £133 surcharge, and £85 costs.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

Adam Whitton

Drink driving

August 22, 2025

Sentence: 14 months driving ban

Drove at Horningtops on 20 July with 49 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and without insurance.

Pleaded guilty to driving at Horningtops on 20 July with 49 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the limit of 35, and driving without insurance. Fined £120, ordered to pay a £45 surcharge, and £85 costs. The ban will be reduced by 14 weeks if a course is completed.

Sources: voicenewspapers.co.uk

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