A mum-of-three caught dismantling her boyfriend’s cannabis farm claimed she didn’t know it was in her spare bedroom.
Danielle Sabatini ran downstairs with cannabis stuck to her trousers when police arrived at her family’s home in West Derby.
Officers had earlier arrested her partner Ross Bracken, who was driving while high on cocaine with £1,340 in cash in his car.
Bracken, 36, said he was growing the crop to pay for stem cell treatment for his 16-year-old son, who has epilepsy.
He was locked up after he also smashed into a couple’s car – causing serious injuries – during a 130mph motorway chase.
But 34-year-old Sabatini was spared jail after a judge heard she was now caring for their children alone during lockdown.
Liverpool Crown Court heard officers saw Bracken driving a Volkswagen Golf at “high speed” on Oak Lane North in Croxteth, at around 12.40pm, on August 30 last year.
They stopped him on Pinewood Avenue and found him “fidgeting” next to the cash and a Nokia phone in the centre console.
Louise Santamera, prosecuting, said “extremely nervous” Bracken tested positive for cocaine in a roadside test.
He later agreed to provide blood for analysis but complained to a nurse that it hurt and withdrew consent, leading to a conviction for failing to provide a sample.
He told officers he lived with his partner and any drugs at their home were his, before refusing to provide…
