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Aditi Rane & Graeme Murray

Woman, 20, pointed to arm and said 'ouch' before foaming at mouth after being spiked

A spiked student pointed to her arm and said "ouch" before foaming at the mouth, she has shared.

Megan Bucknall was at a bar when she felt the sharp jab inside the bar, Hull Live reports.

The incident happened at The Beaver in Hull just after midnight after she returned to the bar after going out for some fresh air.

She went back to her group after feeling the needle jab and told them she felt really weird.

The 20-year-old pointed to her arm and said "ouch" before she started foaming at the mouth.

She then felt really sick and went to the toilet where she came across two girls who realised she was acting out of character.

The Beaver pub where the incident happened (The Beaver)

She told HullLive : "I don't remember anything that happened after that, I went unconscious. I was told I was sweating so profusely it looked like I had just got out of the shower, I was foaming at the mouth and my body went all floppy.

"My eyes had also rolled to the back of my head and I could not communicate or move. I was in a vegetative state for two hours, it felt like I had physically left my body."

He says staff at The Beaver then closed the pub and got everyone out for, not only Megan's, but also the safety of everyone else who was there.

Her parents and the police were also called.

"This wasn't only traumatising for me, but also my family who had to see me like that. They called the ambulance but they didn't come down because they said I was not a priority because I was still breathing," she said.

When she regained consciousness after two hours, her father drove her to the A&E. A urine test confirmed she had been spiked.

Megan had stepped outside for fresh air prior to the spiking (The Beaver)

She added: "The only word I can use to describe this experience was traumatising. I am scared to ever go out drinking again. If it wasn't for the girls in the toilet, I could have died that night.

"My brain is trying to block it out, it is strange but I am still in a state of shock. I am still trying to face the fact that I could have died that night, and I am not ok mentally. While I am physically ok now, my mental wellbeing has gone down the drain."

Megan and the police are now appealing for witnesses with information on the incident to contact them.

A Humberside Police spokesperson said: "We are investigating a reported spiking at a venue on North Bar Within, Beverley, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

"One woman was taken to hospital after becoming unwell. Our investigations to ascertain the causes of this are ongoing.

"We take all reports of this type incredibly seriously and investigate each incident thoroughly. Our spiking protocol was followed, and we are working with the woman and the venue to establish the circumstances surrounded the incident.

"If you have any information about these incidents that could assist us with lines of enquiry, please contact 101 quoting log 63 of 24 April."

The Beaver was approached for comment, but didn't want to due to the police investigation.

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