Bella Coolie asked the court to ‘see the story through my eyes’

A British teenager has told the court on a test for allegations of drug smuggling in Georgia that he hopes he would “be able to see my story through my eyes”.

Bella Kali, 19, Billingham, Tesoid, first appeared in Tabilisi City Court and said: “I never thought that something like this would happen to me.”

Miss Coolie may face up to 20 years in jail or life imprisonment if convicted.

During the court session, which lasted only for 30 minutes, he regularly exchanged the look and smiling with his mother Line Kennedy.

The teenager is pregnant and has gone through medical tests in recent times, her mother became emotional in court after learning her unborn grandson’s gender.

The prosecutor repeated the allegations against Miss Coolie.

While reading with a piece of paper, he expanded the amount of illegal drugs found in his suitcase.

Miss Coolie’s lawyer was then given a floor.

He said that there was no evidence that he had any intention to break the law.

“There were people who forced my customer to do this inadvertently,” he said.

Miss Coolie concluded by saying “Madlooba”, which means “thanks” in Georgian.

The next court is scheduled to be heard in September, until a petition cannot be reached before the deal is reached.

Ms. Kennedy said, “I will come and see you tomorrow, I love you,”.

His daughter will remain in jail till then.

Miss Coolie initially went missing in Thailand before he was arrested at TBILISI International Airport on 10 May.

He was detained for 61 days before the hearing, while the prosecution investigated where a visit came from Hashish’s Marijuana and 2 kg (4.4LBS) found in a bag, where he came from, and was she planning to hand over it to someone else.

Miss Coolie had earlier claimed that she was forced to do so through torture “.

“I just wanted to travel,” she said. “I am a good person. I am a student in the university. I am a clean man. I don’t drugs.”

The Georgian police said that the authorities had seized narcotic drug marijuana and hash in a travel bag at the Tibilcy International Airport.

It is believed that Miss Coolie reached Tabilisi on a flight from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on 10 May.

The BBC has been told that the British Embassy has advised the teenager’s family not to talk to the press.