Natasha Cocks jailed for supplying drugs to man that resulted in fatal overdose

A meth addict and former personal trainer has been sentenced for dealing drugs while taking care of her children.

A former personal trainer did not realise the drugs she sold had resulted in a man’s overdose until police came to speak to her several months later.

Natasha Cocks, 31, wept from the dock in the Adelaide District Court on Wednesday as she was jailed for dealing MDMA to a man that ended in tragedy.

Judge Simon Stretton told the court that Cocks was investigated after the overdose death of Brad Cooper on November 1, 2019.

“Text messages established that you were dealing drugs to him on a regular basis and on that day supplied him with a drug he took, which then killed him,” he said during sentencing.

Police raided Cocks’ house on April 14, last year.

“They discovered you were trafficking both methamphetamine and cannabis … you were also detected with $3205 cash,” Judge Stretton said.

Police also found a significant amount of resealable bags, ice pipes and scales and analysed Cocks’ phone.

“That analysis established that you are a busy street level dealer of both cannabis and methamphetamine to a number of customers on an ongoing basis,” Judge Stretton said.

Judge Stretton said there was an element of commerciality to Cocks’ trafficking, as well as selling to fund her own methamphetamine addiction.

“It is a tragedy that you would traffic methamphetamine whilst the mother of children in the house,” he said.

Judge Stretton said it was Cocks’ back pain and poor mental health that led to her using methamphetamine.

“Your use increased over time, resulting in substantial use,” he said.

Natasha Cocks was jailed in the Adelaide District Court on Wednesday. Picture: Facebook

Cocks, of Morphett Vale, had previously pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and supplying drugs.

The court heard Cocks previously ran a personal training business before having health issues and is now a stay-at-home mother of three children.

Judge Stretton said drugs like methamphetamine “cause carnage in our community”,

“The consequence of that supply was calamitous to Mr Cooper and no doubt, his family, his friends and other people who cared for him,” he said.

“You did not become aware that the drugs had killed him until five months later when police spoke to you.”

Judge Stretton said he accepted Cocks was remorseful for what happened to Mr Cooper.

He sentenced her to jail for four years and three months, with a non-parole period of two years.

“Your custody will tragically, significantly impact your young family, particularly your youngest child,” Judge Stretton said.