Former West Coast premiership player Ben Cousins has been sentenced to a year in prison for drug offences and stalking. The troubled star was sentenced in Perth Magistrates Court despite the fact that he was willing to spend 12 months in drug rehabilitation.
The 2005 Brownlow medallist was fined $2,400 for his drug possession and received the prison sentence for his violence restraining order breach. Cousins' lawyer, Michael Tudori said he had "hit rock bottom" due to his drug addiction. "He needs intensive therapy". Tudori asked Magistrate Richard Huston to consider granting Cousins a suspended jail sentence so he could attend rehab, but Mr. Huston believed Cousins' behaviour was "persistent, sustained and intended". The former Eagles and Tigers player has been in trouble with the law on various occasions, even dating back to 2006 when he fled a booze bus on the Canning Highway in Perth. He was also charged in 2015 with reckless driving, and was assessed at a mental health facility after being caught behind fences at the Special Air Service Regiment in Perth. In 2016, he was arrested and taken to hospital for behaving in an erratic manner on the Canning Highway. Cousins will be eligible for parole once he serves six months in prison. He will also have his driver's licence suspended for an additional nine months. Do you believe Cousins deserves his prison sentence? Do you think he should be allowed to spend time in rehab? Sound off in the comments.
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