A Creswick father has admitted feeling shame and humiliation after a fire in his shed exposed a hydroponic cannabis set-up. The Courier reports that he was spared a conviction in a court matter over the fire and the crop.
🇦🇺 Creswick, Victoria · Victoria, Australia
A father in Creswick, a town north of Ballarat in Victoria, has admitted to feeling shame and humiliation after his hydroponic cannabis set-up was found when his shed became engulfed in flames.[1] The cannabis crop was discovered during a shed fire, and the case was heard as a court matter in which he was spared a conviction.[1]
The newspaper filed the report under its court and crime section, and the hearing was held in Ballarat, the regional city south of Creswick.[1]
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