{"id":272319,"date":"2025-08-26T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/teesside-beautician-held-in-jail-for-drug-smuggling-charges-could-be-home-in-two-years-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:00:12","slug":"teesside-beautician-held-in-jail-for-drug-smuggling-charges-could-be-home-in-two-years-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/teesside-beautician-held-in-jail-for-drug-smuggling-charges-could-be-home-in-two-years-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Teesside beautician held in jail for drug smuggling charges could be home in two years | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mvr_M4mxz10\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Teesside beautician held in jail for drug smuggling charges could be home in two years | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mvr_M4mxz10\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A beautician from Teesside has been told she will now only serve a fraction of the 60-year sentence she had feared for carrying two suitcases packed with cocaine through Chicago\u2019s main airport en route to Britain.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News understands Kimberley Hall could now be back home in as little as a year but no longer than two years &#8211; once final legal negotiations are complete.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after a plea bargain hearing in Chicago, her attorney Brandon Carter said state prosecutors have accepted the 29-year-old was forced to carry the drugs under duress while also suffering from bipolar disorder that affected her decision making.<\/p>\n<p>Final sentencing in the case is now listed for 8th September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beautician from Teesside has been told she will now only serve a fraction of the 60-year sentence she had feared for carrying two suitcases packed with cocaine through Chicago\u2019s main airport en route to Britain. 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