Funky Skunk proprietor 'not in a good place' as she awaits book of evidence in drugs case

The court heard that the West Cork woman's 'father died since the last court date, she was not able to go to England to spend any time with him.'

Helen Stone (pictured) who lives at Kilnacnappogue, Kealkil, Bantry, first came before the court last February, but at Bantry District Court this week Judge James McNulty was told that compiling a single book of evidence in relation to the charges means it will be January before it can be served on her. File picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Cork Courts

A West Cork woman facing 64 drugs charges, including having substances for the purposes of sale or supply, is experiencing "immense distress” as she awaits a book of evidence being served on her.

Helen Stone, 57, who lives at Kilnacnappogue, Kealkil, Bantry, first came before the court last February, but at Bantry District Court this week Judge James McNulty was told that compiling a single book of evidence in relation to the charges means it will be January before it can be served on her.