A magistrate commended the actions of a mother who reported her child to Police after she found a stun gun, knife and letter talking about the intention of murder in her daughter's drawer.

Stevonna Wales, 17, of Sandys Parish, pleaded guilty to being in possession of both a prohibitive weapon and an offensive weapon on Thursday.

Crown counsel Oonagh Vaucrosson told Magistrates' Court that the girl's mother had found the stun gun, the knife and a letter in the teenager's drawer between September 1 and October 1 of last year.

The mother then hid the items in the pump room and read the letter.

Mrs. Vaucrosson read the letter, which described a professional hit (murder) on someone who had been bothering the teenager.

In the letter, the teenager also described that she and an accomplice should wear black ski masks while carrying out the act.

She had asked for help because she did not want her intended victim to take the stun gun from her and use it on her instead.

Duty defence counsel Larry Mussenden asked if the reading of the letter was necessary, as everyone had the gist of it.

"It's not for public consumption," said Mr. Mussenden.

But Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves said: "No, I want to hear it all.

"We are always trying to get into the minds of the young."

When Mr. Greaves asked if she had anything to say, Wales, who stood nonchalantly, said: "I am sorry about the letter, but I have lots of books with my feelings in them - I didn't mean it - I just got it off my chest.

"I never gave the letter to him (her accomplice). I was just mad.

"I found the stun gun and the knife when I was walking across a school field. I put it in my drawer and forgot about it."

Mr. Greaves ordered a social inquiry report and told the probation officer to take as much time as was needed, and to give the teenager as much help as they could offer.

Mr. Greaves said: "Talk to them, and tell them what is, who is, where ever or whatever is bothering you.

"Mommy, I commend you on your actions, perhaps more parents should do the same."

Mr. Greaves released Wales on $1,000 bail and adjourned the matter until April 30.