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Spiking victim who woke up in cupboard feels ‘failed’ by health services

Spiking victim who woke up in cupboard feels ‘failed’ by health services

by Demi Koutouzi | May 3, 2024 4:47PM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking

A spiking victim claimed she was refused help by A&E staff after being missing for over five hours and waking up in a cupboard. Imogen Turnbow, 23, alleges she had her drink spiked at a pub on the south coast in 2021, leaving her with memory loss. “I was...
“There’s no way of proving it”: victims of drink spiking frustrated with lack of resources

“There’s no way of proving it”: victims of drink spiking frustrated with lack of resources

by Nicole Collins | May 3, 2024 4:16PM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking

Lara Berridge had just finished her A Levels when she was spiked on a night out in Sheffield. It was 6pm on a Monday night in June, not a time particularly associated with risk, but as soon Lara finished her second drink, she felt drowsy. “I could tell that...
Mum-of-four shares spiking experience in Leeds

Mum-of-four shares spiking experience in Leeds

by Demi Koutouzi | May 3, 2024 10:34AM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking

A victim of drink spiking has spoken up about her ‘terrifying’ experience after being spiked and falling down the stairs at a Leeds venue. Sarah Horsley, 36, a behaviour support worker, went out for a meal with friends before continuing her night at a well-known bar...
Tackling drink spiking ‘almost impossible’ according to experts

Tackling drink spiking ‘almost impossible’ according to experts

by Thomas Burton | May 3, 2024 10:00AM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking, Uncategorized

New data has revealed only a fractional amount of spiking reports in the UK lead to a conviction, as experts warn tackling the wave of drink spiking is “almost impossible”. Between May 2022 and April 2023 police received 6,732 reports of needle and drink spiking, but...
Woman unable to try for baby after being spiked with heroin

Woman unable to try for baby after being spiked with heroin

by Alycia McNamara | May 2, 2024 3:56PM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking

A 33-year-old woman has claimed she was unable to try for a baby after being spiked with heroin at a Leeds club. The victim was allegedly left unconscious in a locked toilet for hours before being rescued by a friend. She called the police the next day and then...
If you’ve been spiked here’s what to do

If you’ve been spiked here’s what to do

by Nicole Collins | May 2, 2024 3:42PM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking

Police received 6,732 reports of spiking and 957 relating to needle spiking during the year to April 2023 – according to the latest government data. The Metropolitan Police have given the following guidance if you or a friend feel that you have been spiked. If...
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