Woman, 26, avoids prison for stashing drugs in hospital toilet

A woman responsible for stashing heroin and cannabis under a rubbish bin in a toilet at Cork University Hospital five years ago was yesterday given a five-month suspended jail sentence.

Amy Heaphy, aged 26, who had an address at Loughmahon Court, Mahon, Cork, was convicted on charges of possessing small quantities of diamorphine, better known as heroin, cannabis, and Upjohn tablets at Cork University Hospital on April 29, 2011, for the purpose of selling or otherwise supplying to another person.

Heaphy pleaded guilty to that charge and to several shoplifting charges, with sentencing adjourned in April 2012 to give her a chance to deal with her drug issues and to gather over €700 compensation for the shops where she stole goods.