‘Depressed & scared’ pregnant Brit teen ‘smuggler’ Bella Culley, 18, is staying SILENT in Georgian jail, lawyer reveals

BRITISH drugs suspect Bella May Culley, 18, is “depressed, confused and scared” as she faces possible life imprisonment in Georgia, her lawyer has said.

The teenager from County Durham is accused of carrying cannabis into the Eastern European country.

East2WestBella May Culley appearing in court this week[/caption] East2WestShe faces possible life imprisonment in Georgia[/caption] AFPGeorgian policemen stand guard in front of the prison of Rustavi, outside Tbilisi[/caption] NCJ MediaBella May Culley had been missing in Thailand[/caption]

Lawyer Ia Todua said: “The detainee says that she is pregnant.

“She needs special examination and attention.

“In addition, in my assessment, she was depressed, confused and scared.”

Todua told RFE/RL: “When the accusation was presented, given that it was a foreign environment for her, it was her first time communicating with law enforcement officers, we agreed on such a position that she should exercise her right to remain silent in order to develop herself.”

Todua revealed that Culley’s father Neil was flying to Tbilisi.

Her dad lives in Vietnam, has been travelling to the Eastern European nation to be by his daughter’s side.

She was detained after drugs were allegedly found in her suitcase after arriving from Thailand.

It is possible that a separate legal team will be hired.

The British embassy in Tbilisi said: “We are assisting the family of the British woman detained in Georgia and are also in contact with the local authorities.”

Law enforcement is expected to contact the suspect “in a few days” in her detention jail.

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