‘Don’t throw the book at me – I’m writing one’

A career criminal and drug addict was set free after she told a judge she was writing a book – and promised her a signed copy. Tracy Corkish, 46, has many previous convictions and lost a leg after a series of health problems. She assaulted an ex-boyfriend but her sentence was deferred to see whether she could beat her drink problem. Corkish struggled and in April this year she flew into a rage at her new man at his flat…