Chloe Jena Axford jailed for weapon, medicine found during police search

A young mum sobbed and refused to let go of her partner in a Sunshine Coast court room after she was jailed over disturbing items found in her house.

Chloe Axford in 2018. Photo: Social media

A young Sunshine Coast mum sobbed and begged for her partner to not let her go after she was sentenced to jail over a grim find.

Chloe Jena Axford, 25, faced Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Tuesday, April 2, where she pleaded guilty to possessing a category R weapon and possessing schedule 8 medicines or poison.

The court was told the weapon was an electric antipersonnel device - such as a stun gun or a stun baton - and was found on top of Axford’s fridge in her Nambour home on September 6, 2023, the same day the medicines were found by police.

It was not revealed why police were at the home.

Axford had been given a head sentence in the Supreme Court for drug offences but was released on parole two months before the current charges, the court was told.

Lawyer Ben Rynderman said two character references, one from his client’s employer and one from her mother, both spoke highly of her.

Mr Rynderman said the letter from her employer described her as a “valuable employee”, while the letter from her mother detailed how her daughter had once been on a destructive path but within the last year had a “substantial change” and was now on the straight and narrow path.

The court was told Axford, a recovering drug addict, was now attending rehab for her past addictions.

Mr Rynderman said that while his client had previous convictions for weapons and drugs, there were no allegations in these charges of violence or threats, nor were there allegations the medicines found were for sale.

The court was told the medicines had been in Axford’s possession for a year.

He said his client would gain far more from staying on her parole order over being sent to prison.

Magistrate Haydn Stjernqvist sentenced the woman to two months in prison, with a parole eligibility date of that same day.

The woman could be heard crying “no, no, no” before she was led by a police officer to the corner of the court room near the dock.

Her partner then approached her and hugged her while she said “don’t let me go”.

She was then ushered into the court dock and sent down to the Maroochydore Watch House.