KATE McCann said she woke up at 4am on the bathroom floor and didn’t remember getting home after her drink spiking ordeal.
The Times Radio presenter claims the terrifying act was carried out by a group of “brazen men” that “didn’t care who saw” what they were doing.
Her horrifying experience took place while she was out having a few drinks in a London bar with work colleagues.
Not realising what had happened, Kate, 35, took a sip of her drink.
Shockingly, one gulp was enough to feel the effects of what had been slipped into it – a substance which is not known.
The journalist said the men responsible didn’t try to hide what they were doing and were soon clocked by one of Kate’s colleagues.
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Kate said the group bought a few drinks and put them down on the table before on of her pals said “someone’s just put something in your drink“.
Speaking on Times Radio on Sunday, she said: “We asked the bar staff to tip out all the drinks and get us news ones but by that point it was too late, I had already taken a sip.
“Twenty-minutes later I started to feel strange, very hot, I couldn’t focus.
“I couldn’t stand straight, couldn’t see straight. I went to the toilet and then managed to book and get in an Uber.”
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Kate recalled not remembering her journey home or getting into the house.
The next thing she knew, she “woke up at four in the morning on my bathroom floor”.
What is spiking?
Spiking is when someone puts drugs or alcohol into another person’s drink.
It is not always obvious that your drink has been tampered with.
Spiking can happen in the form of a powder or liquid if dropped into a beverage.
Some people are even spiked via needles and vapes – also without their knowledge.
The political editor said she also feared whether people would believe her because she didn’t get tested right away.
She continued: “Because it was with work colleagues I knew something wasn’t right.
“There is a sense of embarrassment about it. Will people think I’ve drunk too much. But that was our first drink.”
Still searching for answers on why it happened, Kate bravely spoke out – as thousands are spiked each year.
Taking to X/formerly known as Twitter, Kate said: “I had my drink spiked in a bar by a group of men so brazen they didn’t care who saw.
“A colleague spotted them, thought we’d be OK as I’d only had one sip but sadly it was enough. It was awful and I was lucky.
“Still don’t understand why they did it. It’s SO scarily common.”
Hundreds of people have spoken out about their experiences in support of Kate.
One victim, named Martin, said: “I took my staff out for drinks, we were aware of spiking and were drinking bottles of beer.
“I picked up one of the girls beers by mistake and lost 48 hours.
“Thankfully I lived close by and got home somehow.
“I dread to think what could have happened to one of the girls that night.”
Thousands of people fall victim to speaking each year, but the true numbers are hard to prove
A concerned mum added: “My daughter was spiked in her first term at university.
“St Thomas’ Hospital refused to drug test her and didn’t report it to police as “no one had actually assaulted her”.
“I had to acquire a test privately in order to prove she had been spiked. Change is badly needed!”
Sarah Owen, MP, wrote: “I’m so sorry Kate. That’s awful and as you say, sadly scarily common.”
Thousands of people fall victim to speaking each year, but the true numbers are hard to prove – as not every spiking case is reported to police.
The first year the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) started collecting drink spiking data was for 2022-23.
It registered 6,732 incidents reported to cops, 4,643 of which were drink spiking.
A shocking 957 were carried out by needles and the remainder were by unspecified means.
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According to a YouGov poll, 11 per cent of women and 6 per cent of men said they had been spiked.
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