Woman tells of spiking hell as she woke up in a&e 'screaming in pain'

LIBBY WOOLFORD WAS LEFT "SCREAMING IN PAIN" AFTER BEING SPIKED. SHE WANTS TO REMIND OTHER WOMEN HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO COVER THEIR DRINKS ON A NIGHT OUT. 07:38, 05 May 2025 A

19-year-old woman was left "screaming in pain" and unable to remember much of the night after she was spiked at a popular nightclub. Libby Woolford, 19, from Porth, was out with

her boyfriend and some friends at The Banc nightclub in Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, when she went from "sober to in a complete state" within minutes, reports Wales Online. Libby was

at The Banc on Friday, April 25 and enjoyed a couple of drinks with friends. With a small amount of her third drink left, Libby asked her partner's friend to watch her drink while she

went to the toilet. However, she now knows that he didn't hear her and she returned and finished the drink. Within 10 minutes Libby started to feel sick. "I went to the toilet and

for about 20 minutes I was being sick and it was green," Libby said. "I eventually went back out with friends and one of them was talking to me but I couldn’t understand what she

was saying because I was in such a state." Article continues below Much of what happened next is a blur for Libby but she remembers leaving The Banc and planning to go to a friend’s

house when she started "screaming" about stomach pain and “shaking uncontrollably”. She also felt like she couldn’t breathe properly. The next thing Libby remembers is waking up in

A&E. Her boyfriend had called Libby's mum and it took three people to get her into her sister’s car as she was unable to walk. "When my boyfriend phoned her she thought that I

was just drunk but when she saw me she knew something was wrong," Libby said. She waited a number of hours in A&E after seeing a nurse but decided to go home as she wanted to

sleep. "I slept all night but the next day my legs were still shaky and I was struggling to walk. I couldn’t keep anything down for a few days." She eventually did an at-home drugs

test which came back positive. She said she is feeling better now but has been left "in shock" about what happened. "It was really scary," she said. A statement shared

on The Banc's social media page said: "In the past week The Banc has been informed of a social media post of a young lady suffering the terrible experience of being spiked. The

Banc management would like to take this time to inform all customers that we take the safety of you and staff above all else. We aim to provide a safe environment for all. "After some

research we will soon be implementing anti-spike covers for drinks by request at no extra cost. We ask that customers plan trips to the smoking area accordingly so no drinks are left

unattended due to the council ruling on no alcohol being consumed in that area. "If you have any concerns while on the premises please do not hesitate to ask to speak to a member of the

management team. Article continues below "We are part of the community of the Rhondda. We have sons and daughters of all ages and understand all concerns this incident has

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