A junkie, who jumped bail after police found a purse stolen from a local burglary at her home, was given another chance to beat her addiction yesterday.
Trina Schofield, 29, (pictured) of London Road, Broad Green was initially arrested when officers, executing a drugs search warrant, discovered the purse in a drawer.
The purse, which had contained £20 and a mobile phone, had been taken during a residential break-in and Schofield claimed a pal had given it to her.
Officers also found a wrap of heroin during the search.
Schofield pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods and possessing class 'A' drugs, but failed to return to court and a warrant was issued for her arrest on May 25.
She was arrested and has been in custody since August 7.
"You have a criminal record going back to two thousand and three for a number of offences, but they are all relatively minor," the Recorder of Croydon Warwick McKinnon told Schofield.
"You have spent time in custody, but that is your own fault."
She was placed on a twelve month probation order, which includes a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement.
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