Woman took drugs into jail after threats

DEBTS LEFT ADDICT 'AT HER WITS' END'

- By ADAM EVERETT

A WOMAN smuggled ketamine and cannabis into prison after drug dealers allegedly threatened to burn her house down.

Lisa Sumner was caught on camera handing the parcel of contraband to an inmate during a visit to HMP Altcourse.

It came after her boyfriend went missing and dealers issued a string of threats in relation to a debt the couple apparently owed. Having been left “at her wits’ end”, she ultimately caved into their demands and nearly ended up behind bars herself.

Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday that Sumner, of Albany Road in Walton, attended the jail on October 21 last year and visited a prisoner who it was later established she had no previous connection with. CCTV captured the 49-year-old engaging in a “suspicious transaction” with the man, who was then searched and found to be in possession of a parcel containing 46g of cannabis and 15g of ketamine.