No further reviews

An Airdrie woman who lied to police about having a knife in her possession will face no further court reviews.

Lorraine Beattie was searched by officers in July 2017 after reports were made to police regarding a woman acting suspiciously in the car park at Coatbridge’s Faraday retail park.

Beattie pled guilty and appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court for sentencing five months after the offence, when the procurator fiscal read:“Police asked the accused if she had anything dangerous on her possession.

“She told them she didn’t but upon searching her they found a knife in her jacket pocket. She was taken to Coatbridge police office.”

Beattie’s defence lawyer Mark Lutton revealed at the time:“My client has told me that, at the time, her drug issues were‘so far gone’; she accepts responsibility for this.”

Beattie, 33, of Gartleahill, was then sentenced to a community payback order with 200 hours of unpaid work as an alternative to custody.

She made her way back to the court last week for an assessment of her progress, with Sheriff Derek O’Carroll pleased enough with Beattie to tell her: “I will allow the order to continue and make no further order.”

However, Beattie will have to prove she can stay clear of further trouble before being sentenced for another offence.

She was caught with diamorphine at the worst possible place – Airdrie police station.

Beattie owned up to possession of the Class A drug, with the offence taking place on February 12.

Sheriff O’Carroll adjourned matters until July 31 to give Beattie the opportunity to“be of good behaviour” and for a“community payback order progress report”.