Article: Cocaine in my purse belonged to friend, says doctor ; A suspected drink-driver was found with cocaine in her purse while being searched at a police station, a court heard.

A suspected drink-driver was found with cocaine in her purse while being searched at a police station, a court heard.

Joanna Marsden-Williams, 35, a doctor in obstetrics and gynaecology, told a jury that she had shared her purse with a friend, and that the drugs belonged to her friend.

Miss Marsden-Williams, who the court heard was two- and-a-half times over the legal drink-drive limit, pleads guilty to failing to supply a specimen for evidential purposes after failing a road-side test.

She denies one count of possessing a controlled drug, namely cocaine.

Truro Crown Court heard yesterday that Marsden- Williams had driven from her home in Bristol to Tavistock to attend another friend's ...

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