9 h. ago Prosecutor reveals why pregnant British teenager was freed from Georgia prison early

Bella May Culley, 19, who is eight months pregnant, was arrested at Tbilisi Airport in May

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12 h. ago Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley speaks for first time after being freed from Georgia prison

Bella Culley, a pregnant British teenager who was held in Georgia over drug smuggling charges, has spoken out for the first time after being freed from prison.

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13 h. ago Pregnant UK teenager Bella May Culley freed from Georgian jail

Culley, 19, who was arrested on drug-smuggling charges in May, is released after plea dealThe pregnant British teenager Bella Culley has been released from a Georgian prison, where she had been held for six months on drug-smuggling charges after a plea deal.Culley, 19, who is pregnant, was arrested in May at Tbilisi airport and accused of attempting to smuggle 12kg (26.5lbs) of marijuana and 2kg (4.4lbs) of hashish into the country. She was found guilty by a Georgian court on Monday and sentenced to five months and 25 days in prison, the total time she had already spent in custody. Her family also paid a 500,000 lari (about £137,000) fine as part of a plea deal. Culley and her mother, Lyanne Kennedy, both cried as the verdict was read out. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley to be freed from Georgia prison

The 19-year-old had been accused of smuggling marijuana and hashish in her hold luggage

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14 h. ago Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley freed from Georgia prison

The 19-year-old had been accused of smuggling marijuana and hashish in her hold luggage

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14 h. ago Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley freed from Georgia prison after ‘drugs mule’ ordeal

The 19-year-old had been accused of smuggling marijuana and hashish in her hold luggage

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15 h. ago Watch live: Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley to be sentenced as Georgia court delivers verdict

Watch live outside a Georgian court as the verdict for pregnant British teenager Bella Culley, who is accused of drug smuggling, is delivered in Tbilisi on Monday (3 November).

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