Woman ‘has drink spiked and suffers sex assault’ at nightclub
Two men have been arrested after a incident in a nightclub[1] over the weekend during which a woman is suspected to have had her drink spiked before being sexually assaulted. The incident happened at Marilyn’s nightclub, Evesham, late on Friday, March 15, and into the early hours of Saturday morning.
Officers from south Worcestershire were called to reports of two men trying to leave the club after being suspected of spiking drinks and giving them to a woman. When officers arrived at the nightclub, the door staff made them aware of the two suspects they had identified and prevented from leaving the entrance corridor of the nightclub.
A man had reportedly been seen taking a drink off the bar and placing a suspected drug into it, before encouraging a female to drink it. It was also suspected that the man had subsequently touched her inappropriately. The victim lost consciousness and was taken to hospital for treatment[2].
The two suspects, aged 30 and 22, have been arrested on suspicion of drink spiking and sexual assault. They have both been bailed while enquiries are carried out.
West Mercia Police said: “This action forms part of Anti-Spiking Intensification Week, where the force will be highlighting the work it carries out all year round to tackle this type of crime.
“If you believe you may be a victim of spiking report it to police straight away to give the best chances of capturing evidential opportunities. If a crime is in progress call 999, otherwise we would advise calling 101 or reporting online.
“A new online reporting service[5] has also been launched, which offers a fast-time route to report spiking and prompts specific questions to capture evidence for spiking cases.”
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