FOOTAGE released by police after the sentencing of 16 people who played a part in the UK's largest-ever drug and weapon jail smuggling conspiracy shows a couple from Bradford brazenly exchanging drugs during a prison visit.
The video from South Yorkshire Police includes Kora Haley and boyfriend Aneeze Williamson at HMP Lindholme, near Doncaster.
Haley, 30, of Holme Lane, off Tong Street, Bradford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class B drugs, conspiracy to convey phones into prison and money laundering.
She was sentenced to three years and four months in prison.
Williamson, 30, originally from the Bradford district, whose address was given as HMP Leeds, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class B drugs and conspiracy to convey phones into prison.
He was sentenced to five years and five months in prison.
The footage shows the pair sat opposite each other on coloured chairs, enjoying refreshments - Haley has a can of Diet Coke, while Williamson has the iconic red can of Coke, with what looks to be a burger on a plate.
Haley picks up a sachet from the tray on the table in front of them, before Williamson seems to suggestively offer a napkin to his partner.
Moments later she can be seen grabbing the napkin, fumbling up her crop top and dropping a packet into the napkin, then quickly moving it onto the tray.
Williamson picks it up immediately and moves the napkin and packet under his leg, before bringing the napkin back out and wiping his arm.
Two prison officers then confront Williamson, followed by a third who begins apprehending him.
Four other Bradford criminals played a part in the prison drugs plot, where mental health nurse Amy Hatfield, who started a relationship with an inmate at HMP Lindholm, was a central figure, flooding the jail with contraband.
Hatfield, of HMP New Hall, Wakefield, was jailed for more than 10 years.
The 38-year-old and her co-conspirators smuggled over £1 million worth of drugs, knives and mobile phones into the grounds of the jail.
The four other Bradford criminals were:
- Natalie Williamson, 35, of West Royd Drive, Shipley, pleaded guilty to money laundering and being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs. She was sentenced to 12 months in prison. Sister of Aneeze.
- Paul Whittingham, 59, of Halifax Road, Bradford, was found guilty of money laundering at trial. However, Whittingham was found not guilty of conspiracy to supply Class B drugs, conspiracy to convey drugs into prison, and conspiracy to convey phones into prison. Today, he was handed a twenty month suspended sentence and a community order in relation to the money laundering offence. Dad of Joseph Whittingham.
- Joseph Whittingham, 35, of HMP Leeds, who also has Bradford links, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class B drugs, conspiracy to convey drugs into prison, conspiracy to convey a knife into prison and conspiracy to convey phones into prison. He has today been sentenced to total of eleven years and four months in prison. Boyfriend of Amy Hatfield. Husband of Lucy Whittingham.
- Lucy Whittingham, 37, from Bradford, pleaded guilty to money laundering. She has today been handed a two year suspended sentence and a community order. Wife of Joseph Whittingham.
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