Doherty sentencing postponed
2007-09-05 09:48
London - British singer Pete
Doherty failed to attend a court appearance on Tuesday at which
he was due to be sentenced for a string of drug offences
because he has checked himself in to rehab.
The case was adjourned until October 2 after West London
Magistrates Court heard the singer was receiving treatment for
his addiction.
Four weeks ago, district Judge Davinder Lachlar postponed
sentencing for Doherty, 28, to show his commitment to detox
treatment.
She granted bail on condition that the singer live and
sleep at an address in Somerset.
Possession of drugs
Less than two weeks later, he was arrested in Tower Hamlets
in east London on suspicion of possessing drugs, after
performing with his band Babyshambles at the V Festival in
Staffordshire.
But prosecutors were forced to abandon their case against
him for breaching bail terms after they exceeded a 24-hour
limit for bringing the case.
Doherty, the on-off boyfriend of supermodel Kate Moss,
pleaded guilty in July to possessing crack cocaine, heroin,
cannabis and ketamine. He also admitted two driving offences.
- Reuters