Lionesse star , couldbt make it up

Lioness star found with hippy crack inside her car claims her mother had put canisters there to get rid of after a party

 

An England Lioness has pleaded not guilty to possessing a quantity of nitrous oxide.

Manchester City ace Khiara Keating is accused of possessing the Class C drug which is also known as hippy crack or laughing gas.

The 20-year-old appeared in the dock at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court today alongside her mother Nicola, 49, who is also pleading not guilty to possessing nitrous oxide.



 


The hearing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court was adjourned for a trial starting on November 17 next year which has been listed for a day and a half and will be heard before District Judge Jane Hamilton.

Defending Mr Isaac Mirza said that the goalkeeper was involved in a road traffic accident in June which was witnessed by two police officers.

Keating is accused of possessing the Class C drug, which is also known as hippy crack or laughing gas. She is pictured arriving at Manchester Magistrates' Court on July 23
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Keating is accused of possessing the Class C drug, which is also known as hippy crack or laughing gas. She is pictured arriving at Manchester Magistrates' Court on July 23

Khiara Keating

The hearing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court was adjourned for a trial starting on November 17. (England Lioness goalkeeper Khiara Keating, 20, pictured training on July 8)

The hearing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court was adjourned for a trial starting on November 17. (England Lioness goalkeeper Khiara Keating, 20, pictured training on July 8)

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Miss Keating was breathalysed after she told the police that the crash had been caused by her using her mobile phone. The breath test came back negative but police suspected that Keating may have taken some sort of drug but a roadside drug test was not available. The officers then discovered some canisters in the car.

Mr Mirza told the court that Nicola Keating arrived at the scene and told them that the canisters belonged to her but the police did not accept that.

Mr Mirza said: 'We are going to be saying that there was no possession. Khiara never possessed those items. Khiara's fingerprints will not be on the items.





  'A party takes place in Khiara's house when Khiara was on holiday. Her mother discovered the party and she closes the party down. She makes attempts to dispose of the items and puts the items in Khiara's car. The day after, Khiara goes to training and that is how the canisters come into the police.'

Mr Mirza said that Nicola Keating was in the process of disposing of the items and it wasn't her using them.

He added: 'It is other youngsters misusing her trust by accessing her property while she was away. There was no safe place to put these items apart from Khiara's car. Nicola even went to the local recycling centre to see how these items could be disposed of in a safe way.'

The court had previously heard that Keating was driving a white Mercedes A Class along Queen's Road in Manchester on June 18 when she crashed into a central reservation. Officers carried out a stop and search. Rubber balloons were found in the passenger and driver door and bottles of smart whip cannisters were discovered.