Pregnant Toowoomba woman busted drug meth avoids jail time
A pregnant Toowoomba woman has been spared jail time after she pleaded guilty to dealing street level amounts of meth.
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A Toowoomba woman who began dealing meth to fund her addiction has been sentenced to a suspended jail term for the crime.
At Toowoomba District Court on Friday, June 20, Kayla Jade Lorraine Beasley pleaded guilty to 13 counts of supplying a dangerous drug.
Crown prosecutor Hamish McIntyre said the 25-year-old had a history of minor drug-related offending, which did not include supply charges.
He said Beasley sold street level quantities of meth in 2024, between June and August, selling at most an eight-ball (3.5g) of the insidious drug on one occasion.
Mr McIntyre agreed with barrister Frank Martin that an actual term of imprisonment wasn’t warranted.
Mr Martin said the soon to be mother of five, who had an incredibly traumatic and disadvantaged upbringing, began using meth as a coping mechanism when the Covid-19 boarders separated her from her children.
Judge Dennis Lynch KC told Beasley no one wanted to see her behind bars, warning that if she continued to commit indictable crimes, her children were at risk of experiencing the same disastrous childhood that she’d endured.
Mr Lynch commended her for the steps she had taken to stay clean and for reaching out for ongoing support with her mental health issues.
He noted the offending largely related to one customer, and Beasley wasn’t living a lavish lifestyle as a result of the crime, but rather supporting her addiction.
Mr Lynch said a term of actual imprisonment would be detrimental to her rehabilitation efforts and young children.
Beasley was placed on a 12-month suspended jail term and a 12-month probation order to ensure she was supported in the community.
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