Eastern suburbs pilates instructor in court over cocaine charges
An eastern suburbs pilates instructor has been convicted after police raided her Dover Heights home – where she runs a pilates studio – and found bags of cocaine.
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A pilates instructor has been convicted after police raided her eastern suburbs home and found bags of cocaine.
Stephanie Daran, 45, who runs a pilates studio in the backyard of her Dover Heights house, faced Waverley Local Court on Monday after pleading guilty to a number of charges, including supplying a prohibited drug, over the incident in February last year.
The court was told Daran had pleaded guilty to the supply charge because police found more than 4g of cocaine, higher than the trafficable quantity of 3g.
However, the mother told the court she did not supply the drug but used it about every two weeks including with her now-estranged husband, who she said had told her he wanted a divorce on their wedding anniversary last week.
“We would get it roughly every second weekend,” she said.
The court was told Daran’s husband had previously pleaded guilty to drug supply after the raid.
Magistrate Greg Grogin placed Daran on an 18-month community corrections order.
“A person who teaches pilates one would assume would have good health at the centre of their teachings and instruction,” he said.
Court records showed Daran lodged an appeal against her penalty for the supply charge and she will return to court in April.