Epik Music festival: Ashleigh Bennett accused of MDMA supply fronts court
The teenage daughter of a corrective services officer — who has been charged with supplying drugs at a Sydney music festival — has bizarrely tried to avoid media outside court, with the woman’s mother using an umbrella to try and conceal her identity.
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The daughter of a corrective services officer was camera shy as she fronted court today after being charged with supplying a stash of MDMA at a Sydney music festival last December.
Ashleigh Bennett, 19, who is two days shy of her 20th birthday, appeared at Burwood Local Court wearing a fitted black dress and pale grey blazer accompanied by her mother.
Ms Bennett walked out of court donning thick, dark sunglasses while showing off her platinum tresses, which were tied up in a tight bun in court.
Her mother then quickly opened up a black umbrella before shielding her daughter from this reporter’s camera.
Police allegedly found 36 capsules of MDMA and $260 cash in the university student’s handbag at Epik Music festival in Olympic Park on December 14.
The Central Coast woman was charged with supplying a prohibited drug of an indictable quantity; possessing a prohibited drug; dealing with property proceeds of crime and having goods in personal custody suspected of being stolen.
In court, Magistrate Lisa Stapleton called on Ms Bennett’s lawyer to enter a plea for her client.
Her lawyer did not enter any pleas, but ‘indicated’ a plea of guilty to the first charge of drug supply.
No indication was given for the three other charges which are being assessed by police.
The matter has been adjourned to February 11.
