No jail time for a false assault allegation...

Hey, she was just kidding...this is from Sault. Ste. Marie...

There will be no more time behind bars for a local woman who stabbed herself in an effort to have her daughter's father charged.

Janet Laforge was able to convince both the Crown and the judge Monday that she deserves a chance to turn her life around.

The 38-year-old woman pleaded guilty in February to attempting to commit public mischief by causing police to begin an investigation into the false allegation.

She also was convicted of three other offences, including assault and two counts of breach of a recognizance, stemming from the Jan. 11 incident.

As well, Laforge pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property and three counts of possession of stolen credit cards.

These charges were in connection with a Dec. 11 shopping spree where she made purchases with credit cards stolen from another woman's purse.

On Monday, Laforge told Ontario Court Justice Kristine Bignell mental health issues and a drug addiction have been the root of her legal problems.

"I've been abusing cocaine on and off for the past 10 years,'' she said. "It is my main problem. I've come to realize I need treatment for drugs.''

The addiction developed after she was prescribed pain killers after a back injury, she said.

"The last 72 days I've had a chance to step back and look at things,'' said a weeping Laforge, who has been in custody since the Jan. 11 incident.

Prosecutor David Kirk indicated that the Crown had been looking at a further month in custody, but would be satisfied with a sentence of one-day time served.