Hartlepool mother and son sentenced at Teesside Crown Court for drug dealing
A mother and son have appeared in the dock together on charges of dealing drugs from their home.
Lynn Hadfield, 45, and her son Tommy Hadfield, 22, were arrested after police carried out a drugs warrant at their home in Kendal Road, Hartlepool, on April 5 this year.
A search uncovered heroin and cannabis together with around £1,320 in cash which came from the proceeds of drug dealing, Teesside Crown Court heard.
Prosecutor Saba Shan said officers found 32 wraps of heroin inside the address together with two bags of cannabis.
Messages were found on Ms Hadfield’s phone from customers asking Tommy Hadfield for drugs, the court heard.
Both mother and son made no comment when questioned by police.
But they each later pleaded guilty to possession of class A and B drugs with intent to supply as well as possession of criminal property in relation to the money.
The court heard they were involved at a low level in selling the drugs directly to users.
Judge Joanne Kidd told them: “This offence, however, is serious and clearly passes the custody threshold in respect of both of you.”
Martin Scarborough, mitigating, for Tommy Hadfield said he was just 21 at the time of the offending, and he could do unpaid work if spared prison.
He was given 20 months in jail, which were suspended for two years, plus 200 hours of unpaid community work.
Tom Bennett, for Lynn Hadfield, said she had an issue with drugs but was “very keen” to work with professional agencies to tackle it.
She was given a two-year intensive supervision court order, including drug rehabilitation and probation commitments.