A WARNING has been issued to town centre drinkers after another woman reported she was hospitalised after a suspected spiking incident.

Bayleigh Nash, 26, came forward to the Gazette after reading several allegations women were drugged while on a night out in Colchester.

She said she was taken to hospital on Sunday, August 29, after she was found unresponsive in the toilets of a town centre bar.

After buying and consuming three drinks with friends, she remembers nothing of the rest of the night until awaking in hospital in the early hours of the morning.

She was released at 5am and says her brother was told she had alcohol poisoning.

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She said: “The whole of the next day I was seeing double vision and unable to walk still or keep down water or food.

“An ambulance was sent out to me after speaking to NHS 111 on Monday evening as I still hadn’t improved.

“I’ve never experienced anything like that before. I believe someone is spiking drinks in Colchester.”

Essex Police are investigating allegations women were spiked overnight between Thursday September 2 and Friday September 3, and most recently on Saturday, September 4 and appealed for anyone with information to call 101.

Fears were first raised when horrified mum Emma Benjamin spoke to the Gazette about how she believes her daughter was spiked.

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The 39-year-old, of Shrub End, Colchester, received a call at about 11.55pm on Thursday saying her 18-year-old daughter, Shania, had collapsed while out clubbing in a town centre bar with some of her friends.

Andy Starr, chairman of Colchester Pubwatch, said: “We are aware of a number of allegations of drink spiking and would ask that guests continue to enjoy the night time economy, but take sensible precautions and not leave their drinks unattended or accept drinks from strangers while in venues.

Gazette:

"If you suspect spiking report it to the venues management team immediately.

"Drink spiking is extremely rare but the consequences to the victim can be serious as no one can predict how someone will react to an unknown substance in their system.

"Colchester Pubwatch strongly opposes spiking and has previously run awareness campaigns and will continue to assist the ongoing police investigations in any way in regard to these allegations and hopefully any perpetrators are identified and prosecuted.

"Anyone spiking drinks will be banned from all town centre venues.

"Our night time economy is committed to working together to offer a safe environment where guests of all ages can meet and enjoy a fun and friendly night out."