A north-east mum hopes that the sentence handed down to a teenager, who sold her 13-year-old daughter ecstasy, will act as a warning to others.
The 17-year-old boy from Fraserburgh, who cannot be named for legal reasons, previously admitted to being concerned in the supply of the class A drug earlier this year.
At the time, he was handed a one-year supervision order and was told to carry out 140 hours of unpaid work.
But yesterday, after a series of breaches in which he failed to attend a string of meetings, he was told that he had run out of chances at Peterhead Sheriff Court.
As a consequence, sheriff Richard McFarlane jailed the teenager for nine months.
He said: “I have no idea the lasting consequences or effects that the consumption of that drug will have.
“You evidenced no commitment to the CPO in any shape or form.
“I am in no doubt that, given your age and given the serious nature of your charge, every sheriff has gone out of his or her way to find an alternative. But the time has come.”
The boy sold two tablets of ecstasy to a 13-year-old girl for £20 last November.
But he was tracked down after she fell ill and had to be taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Her parents later revealed that she had suffered from hallucinations and heart palpitations.
And last night, her mum said she was pleased that the teenager had finally been locked up.
She added: “It’s not before time. Hopefully, it’s a wake up call for him and others that choose this lifestyle.
“I pity anyone who has the misfortune of going through this.”