British Bella May Culley 18, missing from Thailand, arrested in Georgia, May 2025
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I don't know what the laws around medical disclosure are in Georgia, but I just can't see any court anywhere that allows a defendant to claim a fake medical condition for sympathy. The fact that the prosecution is silent when they could simply say that they are unable to confirm any pregnancy indicates to me that she really is pregnant.
And keep in mind that we are only getting a two-sentence summary of a much longer hearing. The court may very well have acknowledged her pregnancy and discussed medical care, etc. during the proceedings, but the reporters don't care about that. In fact, they probably don't even speak Georgian anyways, so they are only reporting what Bella says in English and her exchanges with her mother.
In any case, I don't see how this would help her with a plea deal. The state certainly knows if she's pregnant or not. Why would they make a plea deal because someone claims a fake condition?
Edit - Here you go...from a July 1 Mirror article. The judge in the case acknowledges her pregnancy.
The judge Lela Kalichenko told the court that Bella, from Bellingham on Teesside, is pregnant and had not committed any crime before. She seems young and the family supports her, the judge said. Bella says she was forced to take the case and did not know what was inside, the judge added.
Brit teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley cries giving her side of story for first time
In an emotional court appearance in Georgia, the 19-year-old said: ‘I didn’t want to do this. I was forced by torture. I just wanted to travel. I study at the university… to become a nurse.’
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I don't know what the laws around medical disclosure are in Georgia, but I just can't see any court anywhere that allows a defendant to claim a fake medical condition for sympathy. The fact that the prosecution is silent when they could simply say that they are unable to confirm any pregnancy indicates to me that she really is pregnant.
And keep in mind that we are only getting a two-sentence summary of a much longer hearing. The court may very well have acknowledged her pregnancy and discussed medical care, etc. during the proceedings, but the reporters don't care about that. In fact, they probably don't even speak Georgian anyways, so they are only reporting what Bella says in English and her exchanges with her mother.
In any case, I don't see how this would help her with a plea deal. The state certainly knows if she's pregnant or not. Why would they make a plea deal because someone claims a fake condition?
Edit - Here you go...from a July 1 Mirror article. The judge in the case acknowledges her pregnancy.
The judge Lela Kalichenko told the court that Bella, from Bellingham on Teesside, is pregnant and had not committed any crime before. She seems young and the family supports her, the judge said. Bella says she was forced to take the case and did not know what was inside, the judge added.
Brit teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley cries giving her side of story for first time
In an emotional court appearance in Georgia, the 19-year-old said: ‘I didn’t want to do this. I was forced by torture. I just wanted to travel. I study at the university… to become a nurse.’www.mirror.co.uk
Thanks for that link. That clears that up.
I think he was the first one to visit her? Maybe her parents take it in turns.And where is Daddy dearest???
The first one??
I must have missed this info
I remember B's father & aunt coming earlier.
I meant
Daddy of phantom baby.
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I will be very surprised if the payment of a fine is not negotiated and Bella will be back home in England in the not too distant future.
She will continue to take no personal responsibility for her actions and will in all likelihood continue to look for ways to earn easy money in order to fulfil her need to show herself surrounded by designer goods on tik tok.
She will continue to take no personal responsibility for her actions and will in all likelihood continue to look for ways to earn easy money in order to fulfil her need to show herself surrounded by designer goods on tik tok.
And mom was never present until today... for the "baby reveal".
MOO JMO
Just in time for Baby Shower in a prison cell!
Phew!
It's a boy!
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By the first one I meant the dad visited her before her mum.The first one??
I must have missed this info
I remember B's father & aunt coming earlier.
I meant
Daddy of phantom baby.
Ah I did wonder if you might have meant the father of her baby. I doubt we'll be seeing him!
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And that was in Britain and she didn't have to deliver the baby while incarcerated. Who knows what the procedures would be in Georgia - she might not even be able to keep the baby, idk.
I get the vibe that Bella May doesn't grasp the seriousness of her situation?
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I have a feeling Bella May strongly believes she will be out of prison before long.
I'm sure I read in one of the earlier articles in this case that if you give birth in prison in Georgia you can keep the baby with you for a year. I don't know what they do after that. Maybe her mum will end up looking after him?
I sent the link earlier in this thread re procedures.
Procedures concerning babies in Georgian prisons are complex if I RC.
The inmate can keep the child only for some time.
Then adoption process starts.
JMO based on Media info.
Found it:
Bella May Culley lawyer says prosecutor wants 55 days to gather evidence - live
Bella May Culley, 18, is alleged to have smuggled dozens of bags of cannabis and hashish into the former Soviet Union country of Georgia and is currently being held in prison
www.mirror.co.uk
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On the UK government site it says:
The female prison has a “mother and child” building to accommodate children born in the prison with their mothers until they are 3 years old.
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The female prison has a “mother and child” building to accommodate children born in the prison with their mothers until they are 3 years old.
Georgia: prisoner pack
Here
I found it
once the child is over three,
they would be given to the rest of the family."
www.mirror.co.uk
I found it
"Bella May Culley could have baby in prison until it is three-years-old.
Then,once the child is over three,
they would be given to the rest of the family."
Bella May Culley lawyer says prosecutor wants 55 days to gather evidence - live
Bella May Culley, 18, is alleged to have smuggled dozens of bags of cannabis and hashish into the former Soviet Union country of Georgia and is currently being held in prison
www.mirror.co.uk
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Sounds awful, tbh.Here
I found it
"Bella May Culley could have baby in prison until it is three-years-old.
Then,
once the child is over three,
they would be given to the rest of the family."
Bella May Culley lawyer says prosecutor wants 55 days to gather evidence - live
Bella May Culley, 18, is alleged to have smuggled dozens of bags of cannabis and hashish into the former Soviet Union country of Georgia and is currently being held in prison
Thanks for pulling up the info, people!
jmo
I wonder when that picture was taken?Just in time for Baby Shower in a prison cell!
Phew!
It's a boy!
I don't know what the laws around medical disclosure are in Georgia, but I just can't see any court anywhere that allows a defendant to claim a fake medical condition for sympathy. The fact that the prosecution is silent when they could simply say that they are unable to confirm any pregnancy indicates to me that she really is pregnant.
And keep in mind that we are only getting a two-sentence summary of a much longer hearing. The court may very well have acknowledged her pregnancy and discussed medical care, etc. during the proceedings, but the reporters don't care about that. In fact, they probably don't even speak Georgian anyways, so they are only reporting what Bella says in English and her exchanges with her mother.
In any case, I don't see how this would help her with a plea deal. The state certainly knows if she's pregnant or not. Why would they make a plea deal because someone claims a fake condition?
Edit - Here you go...from a July 1 Mirror article. The judge in the case acknowledges her pregnancy.
The judge Lela Kalichenko told the court that Bella, from Bellingham on Teesside, is pregnant and had not committed any crime before. She seems young and the family supports her, the judge said. Bella says she was forced to take the case and did not know what was inside, the judge added.
Brit teen 'drug mule' Bella Culley cries giving her side of story for first time
In an emotional court appearance in Georgia, the 19-year-old said: ‘I didn’t want to do this. I was forced by torture. I just wanted to travel. I study at the university… to become a nurse.’
Public pressure back home builds as the angst for the baby grows and is reported by the media. Pressure is applied to politicians to get involved. Phone calls are made, politicians seeking votes in both countries get together with promises, deals and checks to follow. Then mysteriously a plea deal is reached with poor little Bella on her way home to safety.
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Where's the deterrent? If caught then the next greedy little drug mule knows to cry pregnant, someone will bail them out and after a payout they'll be back home. A good long jail sentence is what she should get, not a ticket home IMO. JMO
This poor child 
(IF he exists
IF is the key word)
- Born in prison in a foreign land
- Contaminated by drugs when still in the womb
(B's SM picture using them)
- Taken at 3 to be brought up by...whom exactly?
(Grandparents?)
- Daddy dearest missing
Sigh.
JMO
(IF he exists
IF is the key word)
- Born in prison in a foreign land
- Contaminated by drugs when still in the womb
(B's SM picture using them)
- Taken at 3 to be brought up by...whom exactly?
(Grandparents?)
- Daddy dearest missing
Sigh.
JMO
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