Doncaster prison officer charged with drugs offences

A prison officer at HMP Lindholme, near Doncaster, has been charged with numerous offences in relation to attempting to bring drugs in to her place of work.

Police say that on Monday (20 August), officers were called to the prison following a report of a prison officer attempting to convey a suspected controlled drug into the prison.

A number of items, including mobile phones and suspected drugs were found following a search and the woman was taken into custody.

Victoria Sked, 26, has since been charged with two counts of conveying a prohibited article into/out of prison, possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B, the acquiring/use/possession of criminal property and conveying a prohibited article into a prison intending it to go to a prisoner.

She appeared before Doncaster Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning (22 August) and was remanded into custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 19 September 2018.