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07/03/2007
Grandmother guilty of growing cannabis
A 68-year-old grandmother has been guilty of growing and possessing cannabis at her home.
Patricia Tabram, from Humshaugh, Northumberland, was found guilty at Carlisle Crown Court. She had denied the charges.
She has been given a 250 hour community service order.
The court heard how police raided her home in September 2005. Officers found cannabis plants growing in a wardrobe at her home, as well as equipment for growing the plants.
Powdered cannabis was also found stored in jars in her kitchen to be used in cooking.
Tabram, who defended herself during the trial, told the court that she used the drug to relieve depression as well as pain resulting from a car crash.
Tabram was also in breach of a six-month suspended jail sentence at the time the police raid took place.
(KMcA/SP)
Patricia Tabram, from Humshaugh, Northumberland, was found guilty at Carlisle Crown Court. She had denied the charges.
She has been given a 250 hour community service order.
The court heard how police raided her home in September 2005. Officers found cannabis plants growing in a wardrobe at her home, as well as equipment for growing the plants.
Powdered cannabis was also found stored in jars in her kitchen to be used in cooking.
Tabram, who defended herself during the trial, told the court that she used the drug to relieve depression as well as pain resulting from a car crash.
Tabram was also in breach of a six-month suspended jail sentence at the time the police raid took place.
(KMcA/SP)
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