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Explosives haul nurse Joanne Morris struck off | Explosives haul nurse Joanne Morris struck off |
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A nurse who was jailed for amassing a hoard of ammunition and explosives has been struck off. | A nurse who was jailed for amassing a hoard of ammunition and explosives has been struck off. |
Former soldier Joanne Morris admitted a total of 10 charges and was sentenced to seven years in prison in September. | Former soldier Joanne Morris admitted a total of 10 charges and was sentenced to seven years in prison in September. |
At the time, police said a raid at her home on Station Road, Bloxwich, had uncovered the largest single haul of its kind in the West Midlands in the last decade. | At the time, police said a raid at her home on Station Road, Bloxwich, had uncovered the largest single haul of its kind in the West Midlands in the last decade. |
Morris was struck off the nursing register on Friday. | |
A hearing held by the Nursing and Midwifery Council ruled she had brought the profession into disrepute. | A hearing held by the Nursing and Midwifery Council ruled she had brought the profession into disrepute. |
Morris admitted that her fitness to practise had been impaired as a result of the convictions. | Morris admitted that her fitness to practise had been impaired as a result of the convictions. |
The 49-year-old, who went by the name of Paul Morris at the time of the arrest, was working as a nurse and ambulance controller. | The 49-year-old, who went by the name of Paul Morris at the time of the arrest, was working as a nurse and ambulance controller. |
Police were alerted after airport borders agency staff intercepted a parcel containing gun parts addressed to her. | Police were alerted after airport borders agency staff intercepted a parcel containing gun parts addressed to her. |
A raid on Morris's home in November 2013 discovered detonators and a total of 1.5kg of explosives, including sticks of plastic explosives and an improvised explosive device (IED). | A raid on Morris's home in November 2013 discovered detonators and a total of 1.5kg of explosives, including sticks of plastic explosives and an improvised explosive device (IED). |
Police said while there was "no evidence she intended to use them in anger", they "posed a huge risk and were potentially deadly". | Police said while there was "no evidence she intended to use them in anger", they "posed a huge risk and were potentially deadly". |
The haul also included ammunition presses, bullet casings and gun powder. | The haul also included ammunition presses, bullet casings and gun powder. |
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