A Somali woman who was caught trying to escape to Italy to reunite with her husband was jailed for three months.

Nimra Hassan Yassim, 21, pleaded guilty to trying to escape with a passport which did not belong to her.

Legal aid lawyer Renzo Porsella Flores told the court that Mrs Yassim wanted to go and find her husband in Italy as she was very desperate to see him.

A friend who felt sorry for her gave her her passport with which she tried to travel.

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