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...
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...
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...
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...
by Richard McLaughlin | May 2, 2024 3:19PM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking
The UK’s first anti-spiking charity is calling for the government to make spiking a standalone offence. Despite the huge increase of spiking in clubs and bars, there is no single law for the act – instead it is prosecuted in conjunction with another crime. ...
