Alcoholic Stockton woman was living in her car when arrested

Alexandra Rabjohns was first arrested in November 2024 when she was spotted getting into her red Ford Fiesta while it was parked up on West Dyke Road, Redcar.

Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court heard how police checked on the 31-year-old and discovered her smelling strongly of alcohol.

Yetunde Alake, prosecuting, said a breathalyser test showed she had 132 mg of alcohol on breath – nearly four times the legal driving limit in England and Wales.

The court heard how Rabjohns was arrested again on January 10 last year, after she tried to buy more booze from an Aldi store in Middlesbrough.

Ms Alake said: “Staff contacted the police after she entered store and staff refused to serve her because she was heavily intoxicated.

“She handed the keys to her car over to staff and left the shop. When police arrived, they found she had a bottle of vodka in her pocket.

“She was arrested and taken into custody where she refused to take a test.”

Rabjohns, of Wembley Way, Stockton, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis from January last year and being charge of a vehicle whilst unfit through drink from November 2024.

Melissa McLeod, mitigating, said her client was living in her car at the time of the first offence and is now taking steps to address her alcohol addiction.

She said: “During that period of her life, she was experiencing a very difficult time – she was fleeing a difficult relationship and had an ongoing alcohol addiction.

“She has now been 36 days sober and is attending alcoholics anonymous which she tells me is helping her deal with her problems.”

Professor David Smith, the chairman of the magistrates’ bench, adjourned sentencing until June 25 to allow time for the Probation Service to update her pre-sentence report.