Laura Plummer: Fresh evidence 'could secure release of British woman being held in Egypt on drugs charges'

She is due to appear in court for a hearing on Sunday
Laura Plummer with her partner Omar
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Chloe Chaplain|Ella Wills11 November 2017

The husband of a British woman being held in an Egyptian jail accused of drug smuggling has claimed he has produced evidence that could prove her innocence.

She is expected to have a court hearing on Sunday, according to her local MP.

Laura Plummer, 33, from Hull, was arrested last month after being found with 300 tramadol tablets in her luggage.

The painkiller is legal in the UK on prescription but illegal in Egypt.

Held in a 15ft by 15ft cell with 25 other women for nearly a month, Ms Plummer faces a lengthy prison sentence if convicted of smuggling the drugs.

However her husband, Omar Caboo, 34, is said to have shown the newspaper evidence that supports her defence the pills were for his bad back, The Sun reported.

The entertainment worker told the newspaper: "Hopefully now her nightmare will come to an end. These papers will prove she was telling the truth."

Among the documents are X-rays, medical records and a marriage certificate. The couple reportedly met four years ago.

MP Karl Turner confirmed that Mr Caboo has provided the evidence.

He told the Press Association: "Omar, the partner of Laura, has come forward with evidence to show that he did indeed suffer with back pain - various medical certificates and scans which prove that it was true."

Ms Plummer was due to have a court hearing in the coastal city of Hurghada on Saturday, but the preliminary hearing was postponed until Sunday.

Mr Turner said the Egyptian lawyer acting for Ms Plummer is confident that the evidence will help her case as it confirms her version of events.

Her brother, James Plummer, 31, previously told the Press Association her family had been told she could face up to 25 years in jail, with one lawyer even mentioning the death penalty.

"It's just blown out of proportion completely," he said.

Mr Plummer said his sister just thought she was doing a "good deed" by bringing the medication over to her husband, and said she will be "completely out of her comfort zone" in jail.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said its officials were "supporting a British woman and her family following her detention in Egypt".

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