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Daily Record
15 hours ago
- Daily Record
Brit drug mule mum weeps in Bali court as she bids to dodge firing squad
Lisa Stocker could be given the death penalty if she is convicted of smuggling cocaine. A British mum who claims she was set up for trafficking more than £300,000 worth of cocaine into Bali today issued a grovelling apology as she sobbed: "I won't trust people so easily again." Lisa Stocker, 39, could be handed the death penalty in Indonesia after she was found with 992 grams of cocaine stashed in 17 packets of the dessert Angel Delight. She appeared in Denpasar central court today alongside her husband Jon Collyer, 39, and Phineas Float, 31, after the three Brits all pleaded guilty to smuggling the narcotics into the island, reports the Mirror. Mum-of-three Stocker today weeped as she told Judge Heriyanti that she had no idea that the Angel Delight packets were stuffed with drugs. She said: "I didn't know the packages were cocaine. I apologise. From now on I won't trust people so easily and will be more careful." Collyer, who comforted his wife throughout the court proceedings, uttered just five words when he addressed judge Heriyanti: 'I won't do it again.' Stocker and Collyer, from East Sussex, were arrested at Bali's international airport on February 1. The pair had travelled from the UK through Qatar and were arrested in Bali after a routine X-Ray at the airport alerted officials to the suspicious packages. Float, also from East Sussex, was arrested following a sting operation set up by cops. Stocker and Collyer were said to have been used by police to lure Float to an airport hotel car park where the three were supposed to meet for the exchange on February 3. All three defendants could face death by firing squad under Indonesia's brutal anti-drug legislation. They are now due to be sentenced next week, but today they appeared in court to lay out their defence. Float - who laughed and joked while he was paraded before the media after his arrest - told the court "I was vert stupid" as he appeared in front of the court. He has spent months in Bali's notorious hell-hole Kerobokan prison. Today he said nothing when he smiled at the media while wearing a white Boss t-shirt with blue trimming. He said: "I was very stupid to take the packages of cocaine. I regret it and apologise." Stocker previously claimed that she had been given the Angel Delight packages in the UK by a friend to bring to Bali. She claimed that she had been framed on the second day of their trial on June 10. "Jon and I had been to Bali twice carrying packages from (this friend). I was shocked after finding out it was cocaine," she said. Collyer meanwhile told the court that he had not been given money to go to Bali and that he paid the cost of flights and hotels himself. However, police prosecutor Made Umbara alleged that a man in the UK who allegedly gave Stocker and Collyer the cocaine, paid Collyer £2,130 to cover the cost of accommodation and flights from the UK to Bali. While Stocker, Collyer and Float could have faced the death penalty, police prosecutor Umbara requested the judge be lenient. Mr Umbara asked the judge for a one-year prison sentence, less time served, for each defendant. All three could be back in the UK at the start of 2026. The trial will continue July 24 when Judge Heriyanti will deliver her verdict and sentence the three. In another British drug mule trial underway in Bali, Elliot Shaw, 50, of Watford, and his Argentinian girlfriend Ellionora Gracia are accused of smuggling 244 grams of cocaine into the party island. Prosecutor Umbara has demanded that the couple each receive a six-year prison sentence.
Daily Mirror
18 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Brit drug mule Lisa Stocker weeps in Bali court as she bids to dodge firing squad
Mum-of-three Lisa Stocker, 39, appeared in court today where she told a court she had been fitted up after £300,000 of cocaine was found stashed in packets of Angel Delight in her luggage A British mum who claims she was fitted up for trafficking more than £300,000 worth of cocaine into Bali today issued a grovelling apology as she wept: "I won't trust people so easily again." Lisa Stocker, 39, is facing the death penalty in Indonesia after she was found with 992 grams of cocaine stashed in 17 packets of the dessert Angel Delight. She appeared in Denpasar central court today alongside her husband Jon Collyer, 39, and Phineas Float, 31, after the three Brits all pleaded guilty to smuggling the narcotics into the island. Mum-of-three Stocker today sobbed as she told Judge Heriyanti that she had no idea that the Angel Delight packets were stuffed with drugs. She said: "I didn't know the packages were cocaine. I apologise. From now on I won't trust people so easily and will be more careful." Collyer, who comforted his wife throughout proceedings, uttered just five words when he addressed judge Heriyanti: 'I won't do it again.' Stocker and Collyer, from East Sussex, were arrested at Bali's international airport on February 1. They had travelled from the UK through Qatar and were arrested in Bali after a routine X-Ray at the airport alerted officials to the suspicious packages. Float, also from East Sussex, was arrested following a sting operation set up by police. Stocker and Collyer were said to have been used by cops to lure Float to an airport hotel car park where the three were supposed to meet for the exchange on February 3. All three defendants could face death by firing squad under Indonesia's strict anti-drug legislation. They are due to be sentenced next week, but today they appeared in court to lay out their defence. Float - who laughed and joked while he was paraded before the media after his arrest - told the court "I was vert stupid" as he appeared in court. He has spent months in Bali's notorious hell-hole Kerobokan prison. Today he said nothing when he smiled at the media while wearing a white Boss t-shirt with blue trimming. He said: "I was very stupid to take the packages of cocaine. I regret it and apologise." Stocker previously claimed that she had been given the Angel Delight packages in the UK by a friend to bring to Bali. She claimed that she had been framed on the second day of their trial on June 10. "Jon and I had been to Bali twice carrying packages from (this friend). I was shocked after finding out it was cocaine," she said. Collyer meanwhile told the court that he had not been given money to go to Bali and that he paid the cost of flights and hotels himself. However, police prosecutor Made Umbara alleged that a man in the UK who allegedly gave Stocker and Collyer the cocaine, paid Collyer £2,130 to cover the cost of accommodation and flights from the UK to Bali. While Stocker, Collyer and Float could have faced the death penalty, police prosecutor Umbara requested the judge be lenient. Mr Umbara asked the judge for a one-year prison sentence, less time served, for each defendant. All three could be back in the UK at the start of 2026. The trial will continue July 24 when Judge Heriyanti will deliver her verdict and sentence the three. In another British drug mule trial underway in Bali, Elliot Shaw, 50, of Watford, and his Argentinian girlfriend Ellionora Gracia are accused of smuggling 244 grams of cocaine into the party island. Prosecutor Umbara has demanded that the couple each receive a six-year prison sentence.
Hans India
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Toby Collyer ready to give 100% for Man Utd next season
Manchester: Manchester United midfielder Toby Collyer believes he is in a good place physically and ready to embrace the challenges that will come in 2025/26. The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at Manchester United, after making his senior debut in the Community Shield against Manchester City at Wembley. In total, he made 13 appearances in all competitions but his last involvement came in the mid-March win at Leicester City, even if he did feature in the post-season tour of Asia. This was due to injury but Collyer feels he has learned from a spell on the sidelines and is taking that knowledge into what promises to be a demanding close season training under head coach Ruben Amorim. "I think, nowadays, especially with the double gameweeks (we had). Even, sometimes, you have three games in just over a week. So you need to be doing the right things off the pitch, to make sure that, when you're on it, you can give 100 per cent. "There is nothing like the Premier League. The demands it puts on your body, going from the Under-21s, is a big step. But I feel like I've adapted well and I think that is the main thing as I've had a few injuries this year. But I think it's an opportunity for me to learn how my body works. What I can do and what I can't do. What things work for me. "Obviously, nobody wants to be injured but you can see the positives in it. You can always analyse things and see how this happened, like what can you do to prevent it and you learn stuff about your body. So, now, going into next season, I know 100 per cent what I need to do," said Collyer to United's media team. Collyer says he is feeling strong, as he looks to force his way into Amorim's plans for the season ahead, with the pre-season opener against Leeds United, in Stockholm, already under a month away. "It's more of a mental challenge, I'd say," he said about his stint on the sidelines. Especially at the start, when you're not allowed to do many things and maybe not be on the pitch. But it's about getting through it and showing that resilience because, obviously, you have to show the resilience on the pitch. "If you can't show it in the physio room, you've got no chance on the pitch, have you?"
West Australian
19-06-2025
- Business
- West Australian
AEMC announces new rules in retail energy market, limits price hikes to once a year
Electricity retailers will be limited to hiking prices on consumers once a year in a major shake-up to the country's retail energy market. The Australian Energy Market Commission announced the changes on Thursday, entrenching a sweep of new rules designed to protect consumers from price shocks. Retailers are now limited to lifting prices once a year and must ensure customers who sign up to a plan with a temporary benefit do not roll over to one that is higher than the default price. Further, there is now a ban on what AMEC calls 'unreasonably high penalties' for not paying bills on time, and a ban on fees, except for network charges, for vulnerable customers. Providers must also limit fees charges to reasonable costs for all other consumers. AEMC chair Anna Collyer said the new rules, which follow from requests submitted by state energy ministers in August last year, marked a 'significant milestone in consumer protection'. 'These reforms will help ensure that Australian households can have she said. 'For the first time, we have formally applied our updated equity guidance across these rule changes, explicitly considering how contract terms, benefits and fees may disproportionately impact vulnerable consumers.' She said limiting energy price increases to once a year would help households 'predict' their energy costs and avoid unexpected price rises across the year. The AEMC also announced a draft proposal to improve the visibility of the 'better offer message' that appears on energy bills. The regulator claims as many as 40 per cent of customers do not always open their bills and so miss important messages about potential savings. The draft rule would require retailers to present better offer messages in cover emails and bill summaries. 'The primary opportunity is visibility – ensuring customers know when better deals are available to them,' Ms Collyer said. data insights director Sally Tindall said the changes were 'a step in the right direction' but more needed to be done to 'lift the clouds of confusion that hang over our electricity bills'. 'The new rule to limit price hikes to just once a year is a fantastic measure that will give Australians greater confidence when comparing their options,' she said. 'It means that Australians will be more likely to be comparing apples with apples when they do their research, particularly if the majority of retailers opt to implement any price hikes in July in line with the reference price changes. 'Right now, Australians looking for a competitive deal on their electricity plan really need to be checking on their rates at least once every six months. 'Limiting the number of price hikes to just one a year could reduce the need to check on your bill, freeing up time to focus on other expenses.' The new rules come into effect from July 1, 2026, giving retailers 12 months to implement them.
Daily Mirror
11-06-2025
- Daily Mirror
Brit facing death penalty over Angel Delight cocaine haul insists she was framed
Lisa Stocker, 39, is currently on trial at Denpasar central court where she told a jury she had been "framed" after cops arrested her and her partner at the airport entering Bali A British mum facing the death penalty in Bali after she was accused of trafficking cocaine worth more than £300,000 disguised as pudding mix claims she was framed. Lisa Stocker, 39, is currently on trial at Denpasar central court where she yesterday told a jury she had been fitted up after cops arrested her and her partner at the airport. "The packages were not mine, but someone else's," she said. "I was framed." The mum-of-three entered Bali and was found with 992 grams of cocaine stashed inside packets of Angel Delight in her luggage. Stoker and her partner Jon Collyer, 39, both from East Sussex, were arrested after cops swooped at Bali's international airport on February 1. A routine X-ray at the airport alerted officials to the suspicious packages as the couple arrived in Bali after travelling from the UK through Qatar. A third Brit, Phineas Float, 31, also of East Sussex, appeared alongside the couple in court - Float is accused of receiving the packages in an airport hotel on February 3. Cops reportedly used Stoker and Collyer as part of a sting operation to lure Float, leading to his arrest on drugs charges as well. If found guilty of trafficking the substance all three defendants could face death by firing squad under the harsh laws of the country. Stocker said a friend in the UK had given her the 17 packets of Angel Delight dessert mix and instructed her to take them to Bali. "Jon and I had been to Bali twice carrying packages from [him]. I was shocked after finding out it was cocaine," she said. Jon Collyer told the court that he had not received any payment, adding that he paid for the trip to Bali himself. "[He] gave me some goods to be handed over to his friend in Bali. [He] told me the package contained snacks, such as chocolate, pudding and chips. [He] said that someone would pick up the package when I arrived in Bali," Collyer said. However police prosecutor Made Umbara said that the friend in fact gave Collyer £2,130 to pay for the couple's accommodation and flights from the UK to Bali. During a press conference in February where the three were paraded in front of the cameras, Float was seen to laugh. He also yelled at journalist to "f**k off" while walking to the court room for the first day of his trial last week. He was reserved in court today, however. "I took the packages from Jonathan and Lisa after getting a message from [him],' he said. "I wanted to help a friend and did not know it was cocaine.' He said Lisa "chose to live a healthy life,' adding he was shocked that she was involved in any alleged trafficking plot. The trial is scheduled to continue on June 17.
