Latest roundup of court cases in Cornwall: Sex offences, assault and a machete threat

CARLOS FERREIRA, 49, of Caudledown Mill Court, Higher Bugle pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to making 39 category A, nine category B and 18 category C indecent images of a child between 2024 and 2025 and to distributing a moving indecent image of a child and a category C indecent image of a child. He was given a 26-month prison sentence suspended for two years and has to do 300 hours unpaid work. He was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order restricting his contact with children aged under 16 and his use of the internet.

MICHAEL JOHNS, 65, of Dabryn Way, St Stephen has been sent to Truro Crown Court for sentence in custody after he pleaded guilty to making 32 category C indecent images of a child and breaching a sexual harm prevention order between September and 14 October by being involved in online discussions about child pornography and deleting his internet history. His case was listed for 12 November.

SHAUN HENDERSON, 19, of Salamanca Street, Torpoint has been sent to Truro Crown Court charged with grooming a 13-year-old girl at Torpoint between 1 and 8 October, engaging in penetrative sex with her and assaulting a female occasioning her actual bodily harm at Torpoint on 8 October. He is alleged to have on, one or more occasions, met or communicated with her intending to sexually assault her by penetration. He was remanded in custody and his case listed for 10 November.

LEWIS HANLEY, 22, of The Green, Lower Burraton, Saltash changed his plea to guilty when he appeared at Truro Crown Court charged with making 59 still and 49 moving category A, 392 still and 21 moving category B and 10 moving category C indecent images of a child between 2022 and 2024. He will be sentenced on 6 November and is banned from any unsupervised contact with a child aged under 17.

ANDREW LOVERIDGE, 52, of Cryben, Gweek pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the sex offenders register between December and March by not informing police of his address where an under 18-year-old was residing, to supplying police with false information and not informing police he had a new bank card. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at Truro Crown Court on 12 November.

MASON MCCLARY, 25, of Penegon Way, Penegon, Camborne was found guilty at Truro Crown Court of sexually assaulting a woman in 2023. He will be sentenced on 13 November and was released on conditional bail not to contact two women.

RYAN HOUSE, 40, of Hillside Parc, Madron has been sent to Truro Crown Court charged with raping a woman at Penzance in 2019 and assaulting a woman occasioning her actual bodily harm in 2018. His case was listed for 12 November.

NEIL JONES, 50, of North Road, Goldsithney has been sent to Truro Crown Court charged with raping and sexually assaulting a woman at Goldsithney. His case was listed for 12 November and he was released on conditional bail not to enter an area of Goldsithney.

ELLIOTT FAIRBAIRN, 30, of Tremaine Close, Heamoor has been ordered to have treatment for his mental health after he pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to sending a film of a person’s genitals to a woman intending to cause her alarm, distress or humiliation.

KYLE HARVEY, 27, of Zennor Avenue, Falmouth was found guilty of rape at Truro Crown Court but the jury were unable to reach a verdict on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm. He changed his plea to guilty on a charge of assaulting a woman occasioning her actual bodily harm and was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 13 November.

REECE LANDER, 29, of Venton Vision Rise, St Ives pleaded not guilty at Truro Crown Court to raping and strangling a woman. He was remanded in custody and his trial fixed for 1 March.

ANDREW PAULL, 49, of NFA, St Austell was found not guilty at Truro Crown Court, on the judge’s direction to the jury, on a charge of robbing a man of £30 cash at Park House, Bridge Road, St Austell on 15 November.

BEN BURNAGE, 24, of Greenbank, Polruan pleaded guilty to robbing a man at Bude in July 2024. He will be sentenced on 4 November and was released on conditional bail not to go to Puffin Close, Sandpiper Road, Cleavelands or Shearwater Drive in Bude or contact four people.

CHAZ BAKER, 35, of NFA, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to assisting an offender at Bude in July 2024. He drove ASHLEY STEWART and BEN BURNAGE from the scene of a robbery with intent to impede their apprehension or prosecution. He admitted failing to surrender to custody at Truro Crown Court on 7 August. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 4 November. He pleaded not guilty to a charge of robbery.

DANIEL TAYLOR, 42, of Pearl Court, Quintrell Downs, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer when he punched him in the face at Newquay on 26 September and stalking a woman at Newquay between June and August. Despite being subject to bail conditions, he attended her home to monitor the property; banged on her door and shouted through her letterbox; bombarded her with calls and messages, some of which were vile with one referring to a gun and bullets and blocked a road in what was described as a sustained course of conduct which was life-altering for his victim. He was sent to prison for 18 weeks, ordered to pay the officer £500 compensation and made subject to a restraining order not to contact his victim or go to her address until 12 October 2031.

JAMIE COON, 33, of High Cross Street, St Austell pleaded not guilty at Truro Crown Court to strangling a woman at West Hill, St Austell on 19 June. He was remanded in custody and his case adjourned. He pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order by contacting a person he was prohibited from contacting the same day.

DANIEL MUNN, 18, of NFA, St Austell has been sent to Truro Crown Court charged with assaulting a man and attempted robbery of a mobile phone at Fore Street, St Austell on 7 October. He was remanded in custody and his case listed for 10 November. He has pleaded guilty to stealing alcohol worth £47 from Tesco in Pool on 21 July, a pedal bike worth £1200 from Penzance Railway Station on 21 August, a mobile phone worth £515 from CEX in Truro on 28 August, trainers from Sports Direct in St Austell on 11 September and criminal damage at Loddon Valley Police Station in Wokingham on 26 August. He will be sentenced at Truro Magistrates’ Court on 17 November.

MATTHEW MELLOR, 46, of Polruan Road, Malpas pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer at Truro on 13 October, not guilty to harassing a man at Bodmin between 30 March and 2 April by continuing to contact and call his place of work requesting him to pay money, not guilty to stalking a woman at Bodmin on 1 April by attending her home on more than one occasion being abusive and delivering unwanted gifts, not guilty to criminal damage at Truro on 25 September but guilty to failing to surrender to custody at Truro Magistrates’ Court on 29 September. He was remanded in custody and his case adjourned.

DALE CHAPMAN, 30, of Carey Park, Helston changed his plea to guilty on a charge of assaulting a woman at Camborne on 30 June. He was sent to prison for 14 weeks because it was a serious and sustained assault in the victim’s home when the victim said she was terrified of him. He was made subject to a restraining order not to attend an address in Camborne until 14 October 2028.

DANIEL FRANCZAK, 47, of St Aubyns, Goldsithney has been sent to Truro Crown Court charged with assaulting a woman occasioning her actual bodily harm at St Just on 3 June. His case was listed for 12 November and he was released on conditional bail not to go to an area of St Just or contact his alleged victim.

STEVEN LIDDICOAT, 51, of Chili Road, Illogan changed his plea to guilty at Truro Crown Court on a charge of assaulting a woman occasioning her actual bodily harm at Helston in June 2025. He will be sentenced on 13 November and was released on conditional bail not to go to an address in Porthleven or contact two women.

LIAM HIRST, 27, of Lower Pengegon, Camborne pleaded guilty to assaulting a man at Truro on 11 October occasioning him actual bodily harm. He was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay his victim £3082 compensation. Magistrates said it was a ‘truly serious assault’ but understood there was provocation and commented that his response was ‘completely disproportionate’. He was armed with a weapon, a chin up bar, which he threw at the victim. Magistrates said ‘it was only a matter of luck’ his victim’s injuries were not more serious. The wound was so deep it had to be stapled and has had a serious impact on the victim.

DEBBIE MINERS, 43, of NFA has been sent to Truro Crown Court for sentence after she pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman at Tuckingmill on 9 September and breaching a criminal behaviour order by walking into oncoming traffic. She was released on conditional bail not to enter Pendarves Street, Camborne or contact a woman.

TONY PENGELLY, 40, of Raymond Road, Redruth pleaded not guilty at Truro Crown Court to inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man at Gwennap on 5 September and inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent on another man at Redruth on 4 September. He was remanded in custody and will stand trial on 1 March.

SAM PLATOW, 27, of Queens Park, Wadebridge changed his plea to guilty when he appeared at Truro Crown Court charged with assaulting a woman at Truro on 6 July. He pleaded not guilty to strangling her on 29 August. He will be sentenced on 11 November and he was released on conditional bail not to enter Truro and was made subject to a 7pm to 7am curfew to remain at his address.

JAMIE GUTHERIE, 38, of Kimberley Park Road, Falmouth has been given a 13-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after he pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to assaulting a man at Camborne in March 2024.

JAYDEN DREW ADRIAN, 19, of Keryor Close, St Austell pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to threatening a person with a large machete-type knife on Trevail Way, St Austell on 18 April. He was given an 18-month custodial sentence in a young offender institution which was suspended for two years. He has to do 240 hours unpaid work and was made subject to a restraining order not to contact a man and a woman or attend Carlyon Road, St Austell until 8 October 2031.

SCOTT FRANKS, 54, of Pattern Close, Charlestown has been sent to Exeter Crown Court charged with conspiring to supply heroin with others between July 2024 and 13 October. He was remanded in custody and will appear on 5 November.

BARRY BESSELL, 61, of Greenbank, Polruan has been sent to Exeter Crown Court charged with conspiring to supply heroin with others between July 2024 and 13 October. He was remanded in custody and will appear on 5 November.

SHAUN EVERITT RENDLE, 33, of Mount Pleasant, Hayle has been sent to Exeter Crown Court charged with conspiring to supply heroin with others between July 2024 and 13 October. He was remanded in custody and will appear on 5 November.

JASON WOOD, 51, of Copper Hill, Troon has been sent to Exeter Crown Court charged with conspiring to supply heroin with others between July 2024 and 13 October. He was remanded in custody and will appear on 5 November.

RUSSEL ANSARY, 37, of Noweth Place, Falmouth pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to threatening violence towards another at St Austell in April 2024. He was found not guilty of assaulting a man occasioning him actual bodily harm on the same day when the prosecution offered no evidence. He was given a ten-month prison sentence, suspended for two years and ordered to pay his victim £500 compensation. He was given an 8pm to 8am daily curfew to remain at his home and was made subject to an exclusion order banning him from Wetherspoons in St Austell for six months.

LUKE PENTECOST, 33, of Meadowbank Road, Falmouth changed his plea to guilty at Truro Crown Court on a charge of threatening violence at St Austell in April 2024. He was given a ten-month prison sentence suspended for two years and ordered to pay his victim £500 compensation. He was given an 8pm to 8am daily curfew to remain at his home and was made subject to an exclusion order banning him from Wetherspoons in St Austell for six months.

MATTHEW FIELD, 42, of Gnome World, Indian Queens has been sent to Truro Crown Court charged with engaging in coercive behaviour between 2024 and 2026. He is alleged to have controlled his victim’s finances, threatened her with death or violence, controlled what she did and who she saw, repeatedly phoned her, turned up at her property uninvited and damaged her garden. He was remanded in custody and his case listed for 17 November.

KERRY REEVE, 51, of Esperanza Court, Falmouth has been sent to prison for eight weeks after pleading guilty to harassment by breaching a restraining order by entering an address in Treverbyn Road, Truro on 11 October which was prohibited by an order made in July. The court heard the offence was committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence and it was the fourth offence against the same victim.

ROSS SULLIVAN, 53, of Kellow, Looe was made subject to a 28-day domestic violence protection notice on 8 October not to contact a woman or enter premises at Looe.

DANIEL AMPHLETT, 45, of Webber Street, Falmouth was made subject to a 28-day domestic violence protection notice on 9 October not to contact a woman or enter premises at Mabe Burnthouse.

DOUGLAS PELLOW, 42, of Pengegon Parc, Camborne was made subject to a 28-day domestic violence protection notice on 9 October not to contact a woman or enter premises at St Agnes.

BENJAMIN RANDALL, 33, of Orchard Close, Truro was made subject to a 28-day domestic violence protection notice on 7 October not to contact a woman.

MICHAEL THOMAS, 72, of Longstone Hill, Carbis Bay was made subject to a 28-day domestic violence protection notice on 9 October not to contact a woman or enter premises at Praze-an-Beeble.

CHRISTOPHER ALMAND, 20, of NFA, Helston pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking from The Old Fire Station at Trengrouse Way, Helston on 9 October. He took a Vauxhall van and damaged it when it was in an accident with a Peugeot. He also pleaded guilty to burgling Pro Mobility and stealing cash, van keys, a gold compass and a computer. He will be sentenced on 11 November. He was released on conditional bail not to go to The Old Fire Station.

MATTHEW BRADFIELD, 51, of HMP Exeter, had a charge of stealing a pedal bike worth £1700 from a man in St Austell on 26 May discontinued by Truro Crown Court.

DAVID SULLIVAN, 43, of New Street, Penzance has been given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months after his thirteenth conviction for driving whilst disqualified. He also pleaded guilty to driving at Hayle in August 2025 with 800 micrograms of BZE per litre of blood exceeding the limit of 50. Magistrates said his drug driving was putting other road users at risk but suspended the sentence saying there was a ‘realistic prospect of rehabilitation’.

STEPHEN LANG, 58, of St Martins Crescent, Camborne has ended up with a court bill of £2,270.90 after he threw away a penalty charge notice at Exchequer Quay Car Park at Penryn on 20 November. He was prosecuted under the Environmental Protection Act and the case was proved in his absence. He was fined £250 and had to pay a £100 surcharge and £1920.90 court costs.