A "thrilled" mum today told of her joy as her daughter was cleared of international drug trafficking charges.
Marianne Telfer, who has been held in the Dominican Republic since February, was finally cleared yesterday.
But the 28-year-old will have to stay in prison until tomorrow when paper work can be signed.
Marianne's mother, Sheila, 57, of Colchester, has been in the Dominican Republic since her daughter's arrest spearheading the campaign.
Read more on this story in today's Evening Gazette newspaper
Published Thursday June 10, 2004
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