Woman, 61, sentenced over cannabis plants found at her Salford home as court hears of "toxic relationship" and her PTSD following house attack on neighbour
21.06.2022 - 09:34
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A woman in her sixties who was found with hundreds of pounds worth of cannabis plants at her house has avoided jail after a judge heard about her "toxic relationship" and PTSD she suffers following a tragedy where five people died.
The cannabis flowers worth nearly £500 were discovered after police raided the Salford home of 61-year-old Karen Kormoss nearly three years ago.
At the house in Little Hulton officers found two containers of female flowering heads in plastic tubes in Kormoss' bedroom along with digital scales and snap bags, Manchester Crown Court heard.
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In the bin in the rear garden, a further two containers of female flowering heads were found.. The total value of the 48.43g haul was around £485 Paul Dockery, prosecuting, said.
During the raid at her address on Dukesgate Grove on June 29, 2019, Kormoss' phone was seized and analysed with a message between her and another woman who lives nearby was discovered which "made it plain there was an agreement between the defendant and the lady as to the growth of cannabis" and that there had been an investment of around 400 to get it "up and running" Mr Dockery said.
A judge said it was clear "there was to be a further growth of cannabis away from your home."
The results were likely intended to "feed individual habits and possibly a bit more," Mr Dockery said. Three days before the discovery a message discussing the "sudden removal of items from home to home" was also found on her phone.
Kormoss pleaded guilty to one charge of being concerned in the production of cannabis at an earlier hearing.
Michael James, defending said she suffered from a number of physical and mental health issues including PTSD.
"In 2017 she was a neighbour of a lady whose