A 21-year-old British engineering student collapsed unconscious on Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema Beach after accepting a drug-laced caipirinha, waking hours later in hospital to discover criminals had drained £16,000 from his bank account.
The victim, who was holidaying with a friend, had spent the evening dancing samba when three Brazilian women approached offering drinks. Within minutes of consuming the cocktail, he staggered and lost consciousness in what police have confirmed as a 'Goodnight Cinderella' attack — a terrifying scam sweeping through Brazil's tourist hotspots.
