Pubdate: Sun, 15 Jun 2008
Source: Sunday Mail (UK)
Copyright: 2008 Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd.
Contact:  http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2260
Author: Lauren Crooks

UNFIT TO BE A MUM

A CARE worker exposed by the Sunday Mail as a drug dealer has been 
slammed by a sheriff for getting pregnant while she faced jail.

We tipped off police after Susan Gray supplied powerful 
dihydrocodeine pills and cannabis to our investigator.

Gray, 43, was convicted last month but got pregnant while she was 
facing the charges and is due in November.

Sheriff James Farrell said: "After you appeared in court you knew 
this was going to be hanging over you. You still conceived a child, 
which is highly irresponsible.

"A prison sentence is generally considered appropriate for any kind 
of drug supply."

Gray was trusted to look after vulnerable people and had access to 
medication. But we exposed her sideline peddling the same painkillers 
prescribed to those in her care.

There were young children with her when she sold our team a box of 
powerful dihydrocodeine tablets, known as DFs.

She said: "I can do you a box of DFs as well as 35 others for 
UKP37.50. I can get asmany as you like. The hash will cost UKP60."

Gray was sentenced to 120 hours of community service in Edinburgh 
after she admitted supplying the drugs. She worked at sheltered 
housing run in partnership by Bield Housing Association and Edinburgh 
City Council but no longer has her job.
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