{"id":36758,"date":"2025-02-25T15:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=36758"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:10:19","slug":"cardiff-student-who-suffered-liver-damage-from-spiking-welcomes-tougher-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/cardiff-student-who-suffered-liver-damage-from-spiking-welcomes-tougher-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff student who suffered liver damage from spiking welcomes tougher laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A student who suffered liver damage after she was spiked has said it&#8217;s about time that the issue is taken more seriously after an announcement that spiking will be made a criminal offence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sine , 21, a student at Cardiff University and was in a bar on a night out with friends, when she took a turn for the worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She spoke to CJS News about the &#8220;scary&#8221; ordeal and the moment realised she had been spiked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were sat close to this group of men next to us and one of them dropped something in my drink and I didn\u2019t know&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My friends took me home and luckily I was okay and passed out there . I woke up the next day feeling really sick&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It was something that I didn&#8217;t think would happen to me, like I heard stories but I didn&#8217;t think&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to data from the National Police Chiefs&#8217; council  80% of most spiking incidents happen in public spaces such as bars or night clubs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sine says that she spent a lot her time warning her friends that it could happen to anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is changing in the law? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK government said spiking could carry a ten year prison sentence as part of the Crime and Policing Bill which was introduced to Parliament on Tuesday as part  of the new law a nationwide training programme will be rolled out to spot and prevent attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s a good start and I am surprised that it hasn&#8217;t happened sooner, especially with the extreme spiking cases in the last few years everywhere across the UK&#8221; said Sine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"287\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Sine-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Sine-2.png 530w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Sine-2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Sine-2-293x159.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Sine-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Sine-2.png 530w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Sine-2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/Sine-2-293x159.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She says that despite the bill being introduce, the problem needs to be taken more seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dawn Dines, the CEO of Stamp Out Spiking, said, &#8220;This bill will create a positive impact on encouraging victims &#8211; especially of spiking &#8211; to come forward, to report, clearly indicating that offending is not acceptable and will have severe consequences.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A student who suffered liver damage after she was spiked has said it&#8217;s about time that the issue is taken more seriously after an announcement that spiking will be made a criminal offence. 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