Dawn Mardsen is Britain's most inebriated woman as she consumes 16 litres of alcohol every day
Dawn Mardsen is Britain's most inebriated woman as she consumes 16 litres of alcohol every day
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She was wrecked as she appeared on a theft charge and had to ask reporters later what her sentence was.
Jobless Marsden spends all day drinking cheap lager at home in Hartlepool, Teesside, and steals to fund her habit.
Her solicitor John Relton told the town's magistrates, "You may have noticed my client has a drinking problem. She will drink up to 16 litres a day. She has a long-standing appetite for alcohol."
Her two-year-old daughter was taken into foster care because of her alcohol problem, the court heard. Her alcohol intake is a staggering 84 units in 24 hours the recommended safe guideline for women for a month.
After the hearing, addiction counsellor Dr Robert Lefever said her body would not cope if she suddenly stopped.
He said: "She should be dead at those levels. She is the equivalent of an Olympic athlete when it comes to drinking."
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