Coke shame rugby star escapes jail; SENTENCE.A FORMER rugby league star narrowly escaped jail yesterday after confessing to a pounds 1,000-a-week cocaine habit. Ex-Great Britain prop forward Dale Laughton, 39, turned to drugs after his career ended with Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league team in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. In the past the club have been nicknamed "The Wire" or "Wires", in reference to the strength of the wire-pulling industry in Warrington. in 2004. Since then he has lost his wife, his home and the care of his three children. Laughton, of Barnsley, South Yorks, was found guilty at Sheffield crown court of possessing cocaine. But the judge, Mr Recorder Paul Reid Paul Reid may be:
He was given a four-month prison term suspended for a year and made the subject of a 12-month supervision order. He was also ordered to attend a drug rehabilitation This article is about the process of rehabilitation for substance dependency. For other uses, see Rehab (disambiguation). For other kinds of rehabilitation, see Rehabilitation. For the American rap-rock group, see Rehab (band). course and undertake 80 hours' unpaid work. The judge told Laughton: "Don't come back." |
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