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3 days ago
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Woman stopped on M6 had '£370,000 of cannabis' and a child in her car, court hears
A WOMAN has appeared in court accused of a cannabis supply crime after a £370,000 drug haul was found in a vehicle as she travelled with a young child. Leonnie Anne Southgate, aged 34, faces one charge. This alleges that she was in possession of a controlled drug — cannabis resin — with intent to supply it to another. The charge has been brought following an incident on Wednesday this week, July 23. Police had stopped a vehicle, which had been travelling southbound on the M6, at Southwaite services. Prosecutor Diane Jackson told Carlisle Magistrates' Court this morning (Friday): 'In her vehicle was found to be £370,000 worth of cannabis. There was a child in the vehicle also.' In total, 37 kilos of cannabis had been found in a Sports Direct bag for life in the boot of the vehicle. The child was aged two. Southgate did not formally enter a plea to the allegation at the request of a defence solicitor. After hearing brief details from the prosecutor, magistrates concluded that the case should be sent to Carlisle Crown Court. Southgate, of Silkstone Crescent, Buxton, is due to appear there in front of a judge, for a plea and trial preparation hearing, on August 22. In the meantime she has been remanded in custody after an application for bail by her solicitor was refused.
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6 days ago
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Holiday maker attacked and threatened to stab his partner
A HOLIDAY maker who was staying at a caravan park near Carlisle attacked his partner, at one point threatening to stab her, a court heard. Police were called to Glendale Holiday Park near Port Carlisle just after midnight on July 21 after concerned guests heard a commotion and intervened to help 35-year-old Deakon Thomas Paintain's injured victim. At Carlisle's Rickergate court, the defendant admitted two assaults by beating, including the one on his partner of seven years, and causing criminal damage. Prosecutor Diane Jackson outlined the facts. Guests at the holiday park called the police because they could hear screaming coming from the defendant's caravan and there was a report that Paintain had a knife. One witness saw him standing over the victim with his fists raised as if he was going to hit her. 'There was blood on her face, coming from her mouth,' said Mrs Jackson. A male witness intervened, grabbing the defendant by his clothes and pinning him against a wall, intending to keep him there until the police arrived. Paintain told the man: 'I get stressed sometimes, and that's why I hit her." The defendant then tried to hit the witness, causing the two men to fall to the floor and as this happened Paintain tried to bite him, said Mrs Jackson. Another witness described the defendant earlier making a throat cutting gesture, indicating that he would do that to his partner. There were knives on the table and some of the younger witnesses were terrified and screaming. Others who were present during the incident said the defendant had threatened to stab his partner or slit her throat. The court heard that Paintain had a history of breaching court orders, and had done this eight times with a non-molestation order. Lauren Heasley, for Paintain, said the defendant had reflected on his behaviour and was 'noticeably upset' when the offending was outlined to him. 'He said he has very little memory of events, but he knows his behaviour was unacceptable and that he must make changes to his life,' said the lawyer. Paintain had lost four members of his family in rapid succession, but he had not yet grieved for that loss. Diagnosed with PTSD, he also suffered social anxiety and severe depression. The holiday had been the couple's first for many years, but Paintain's anxiety was triggered the he reacted by drinking alcohol to excess. 'He has a significant alcohol addiction,' said the lawyer, explaining that the defendant had sought support from Alcoholics Anonymous. He had also suggested that the court could give him an alcohol treatment requirement. Magistrates adjourned sentencing until August 19. Paintain was granted conditional bail in the meantime and told that the Probation Service will prepare a background report on him before sentence is passed. His bail conditions include a stipulation that he must have no contact with his partner, and he must live and sleep each day at his mother's address in Moorcroft Close, Workington. He is also banned from going to Kent where he and his partner live and he must observe a daily curfew which will last each day from 6pm to 8am.
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18-05-2025
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Woman sexually assaulted professional who was helping her, court told
A CARLISLE woman has been put on the Sex Offender Register after she pleaded guilty to a sexual assault. The victim of 38-year-old Natalie Jones's offence was a female professional who had called at the defendant's home to offer support when the defendant was particularly vulnerable. The woman was concerned about Jones, and so agreed, following a request from the defendant, to cuddle her. The professional could see Jones was distressed and needed support, prosecutor Diane Jackson told Carlisle's Rickergate court. During the visit, in November last year, Jones had shown the woman a knife that she had nearby, saying it was "for protection," but the professional took it from Jones and put it away in the kitchen. It was as the woman was leaving the property that Jones sexually touched her, the court heard. The defendant, of Rydal Street, Carlisle, admitted sexual assault. In court, defence lawyer Chris Toms said that the short explanation for why Jones had behaved as she did was 'drink.' 'It's not something she would have done if she had been sober,' said the lawyer. 'She is completely at a loss to explain why she did it. The issue is that she felt incredibly vulnerable." While feeling that way, said Mr Toms, the defendant acted in an entirely inappropriate way towards the professional. "She is in desperate need of help," he added. The hearing then moved on to a police officer making a formal application for a domestic violence protection order against Jones to protect a man she was accused of attacking. Explaining the background, the officer said police received a 999 call on May 12 from a member of the public. The person reported seeing a female – the defendant – standing in the street and shouting for two hours. When the police arrived, Jones had been allowed back into a flat she had been shouting towards earlier. When the police arrived, officers found Jones inside the flat with a man, who had injuries to his forehead and cheek. She claimed he had hit her. But the man accused Jones of hitting him in the face with a glass object, thought to have been a candlestick holder. He said he struck her in self-defence. The officer told magistrates that the man involved had declined to make any statement in support of a prosecution and thus the police were applying for a domestic violence protection order to protect him. Mr Toms told magistrates that Jones would have opposed the imposition of the order but she would not do so for fear of losing and then being left with legal costs running into thousands of pounds. For the sexual assault, magistrates imposed a 12-month community order, which includes 10 rehabilitation activity days as well as a three-month non-residential alcohol treatment programme. The sentence also includes 100 hours of unpaid work. The presiding magistrates said it was accepted that the defendant was vulnerable and that she was remorseful, and that alcohol and mental health were relevant factors. The magistrates also approved the domestic violence protection order. This will last for 28 days and forbids any contact with the man whom Jones was suspected of assaulting. The idea of such orders – imposed because of a perceived risk to the protected person – is to give the people involved breathing space. Jones was put on the Sex Offender Register for five years and must comply with various conditions, including registering her personal details with the police within three days. The defendant wept throughout much of the hearing.
