A student who was charged with attacking a nurse with a metal pole and assaulting a paramedic and a police officer has walked free after a court heard her drink was spiked.
A judge said drink spiking was 'becoming more prevalent' and 'there seems to be clear evidence' in the case that Catherine Louise McSorley fell victim. As a result, he said, she 'wasn't culpable for her actions'. His comments follow the Crown Prosecution Service formally offering no evidence to support three charges of assaulting an emergency worker she faced as she prepared to stand trial.
Ms McSorley, 20, who denied the offences she was charged with, had her pint of beer spiked while she innocently left it unattended in a pub as she watched a Gaelic football match on TV with friends, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
