A female prison officer has been jailed for four years for smuggling drugs in braids of her hair for a convicted rapist she fell in love with.
The woman, Hannah Angwaba broke down into tears as she was handed the sentence after trying to smuggle cocaine, cannabis, miniature mobile phones, and tobacco hidden in the braids of her hair as she arrived for a shift at HMP Forest Bank, Salford.
The 30-year-old had been ‘exploited’ by Anton McPherson, 34, who ‘love bombed’ her in a bid to win her affection after she started working at the prison, according to Mail Online.
Hannah was the subject to intelligence reports within the prison due to her over-familiarity with the two inmates and the pair’s cell was searched in January 2020.
Officers found a Zanco-style small mobile phone, a USB charger piece, a number of SIM cards wrapped in cling film, and a piece of paper with Angwaba’s bank details on it.
A professional standards meeting was scheduled for January 22, 2020, and Angwaba was…
Source: Linda Ikeji
