Woman is charged with throwing prohibited items into Doncaster prison

A woman has appeared in court after being accused of throwing prohibited items into a Doncaster prison.
By Darren Burke
Published 30th Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
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23-year-old Lydia Pinnington of Clieves Road, Liverpool, has been charged with bringing, throwing or conveying a List 'A' prohibited articles into a prison, with this offence reported to have taken place between 2 January 2024 to 5 January 2024.

Pinnington has also been charged with transmitting or causing the transmission of an image or sound from a prison under the Prison Act 1952.

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This offence is reported to have taken place from 26 October 2023 to 21 April 2024.

A woman has been charged with throwing items into HMP Doncaster.A woman has been charged with throwing items into HMP Doncaster.
A woman has been charged with throwing items into HMP Doncaster.

Both offences took place at HMP Doncaster in Marshgate, police said. In 2022, officers stepped up patrols outside the jail after drugs were catapulted over jail walls.

She appeared before Doncaster Magistrates' Court last Tuesday (23 April) and has been released on conditional bail ahead of her next appearance before Sheffield Crown Court on 22 May, South Yorkshire Police said in a brief statement.