Young man denies murder following death of woman in a Cornish village

Police were called to Crowlas, near Penzance, following reports of a suspicious death

Author: Sarah YeomanPublished 10th Aug 2021

A young man has pleaded not guilty to murder following the death of a woman in a Cornish village.

Emergency services were called to an address in Crowlas, near Penzance, on Tuesday 22nd June following reports of a suspicious death.

44-year-old Sally Poynton was found dead at the scene.

Appearing before Truro Crown Court on 10th August, 22-year-old Jacob Poynton-Whiting denied murder.

He also pleaded not guilty to a separate charge of unlawful wounding of another person.

Mr Poynton-Whiting has been remanded in custody and is due to stand trial on 31st January 2022.

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