15 November 2023 , 18:08
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A grandmother who took a drug which causes extreme paranoia proceeded to bang on people’s doors and claim men were after her was left in hospitalised for four days, a court heard.
Police were called in the middle of the night after residents alerted them to a woman shouting outside. Amanda Hauser, 51, told officers a "man was after her" and she was trying to get help. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard she claimed to have used a different dealer to normal and had accidentally used monkey dust. She ended up being sedated and was in critical care for four days, an experience she says left her "traumatised".
StokeonTrentLive reported prosecutor Clare McGowan said: "On October 21 of this year at 1am, police were dispatched to Bell Orchard after reports of banging on people's doors. Officers arrived and found the defendant kicking on doors and yelling. Officers arrested her. This defendant was under the impression there were gentlemen coming to get her and she was asking if there was any help."
Hauser, of Bell Orchard, Ashley, pleaded guilty to one count of using threatening abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. She was given a conditional discharge and a fine.
Mitigating, Katie Preston said: "She did take a substance she purchased from a dealer she had not bought from before not aware it was monkey dust. As we know, monkey dust causes extreme paranoia and distorts the mind. She was taken to the hospital where she was placed and sedated for four days in critical care. She was traumatised by this experience. Even though she has a long history of offending this is just out of character for her."
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At this point, Hauser said: "I didn't mean to do it. It's completely traumatised me." Hauser was handed with a 12-month conditional discharge and was fined £161.