A young Edinburgh woman attending Calvin Harris's highly-anticipated gig at Hampden was left shocked when her persistent medical issue lead to security believing she was under the influence of drugs, and escorted her out.
Jess Napier was suffering from a bad nosebleed, a condition that she is currently under the doctors at NHS Lothian for, when security spotted her and said she had 'clearly' taken cocaine.
The 20-year-old said her money on a ticket was "completely wasted" and she never even got the chance to prove her innocence before being lead away by G4S, who were managing the event's safety. Since the incident, the company have confirmed they will investigate further if Jess contacts them.
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The Record reports that Jess could experience up to three regular nosebleeds a day, and was left extremely 'shocked' and 'upset' that instead of being given medical assistance, she was turfed out of the stadium and separated from her friends, while still trying to stop her nosebleed.
She said: "I had been standing on the pitch with my friends when I went to the toilet when the second support act was on. When I was there I had a nosebleed, something I am prone to getting in the last six months, so I'm in the middle of doing tests at hospital.
"When I came out of the toilet a security guard asked if I was ok and then said I was going to have to leave. He said that I had clearly been taking drugs. I just didn't know what to think or say. I was in such a panic that I really had to hold back the tears."
Due to the ongoing public transport row, fans were already left with little options to get back from Hampden late at night, so Jess volunteered to be the designated driver amongst her group of friends. After being kicked out as early as 6:40pm, she had to wait several hours for her mates to come out, as she couldn't contact them due to poor signal.
The trainee McDonald's manager continued: "The security guard could clearly see I was sober. I had not been drinking and I've never taken any drugs in my life, so I was quite taken aback.
"I did see people about with nose bleeds and I'm aware that you can get them from taking cocaine, so I get it must be hard to manage but I did not really get the chance to prove that it wasn't drugs.
"I would have been happy to take a drugs test, but they just told me to get out without even giving me any medical assistance. There was no regard to my safety.
"I've wasted £62 on a concert I didn't even get to see and this was a one-off gig that Calvin Harris was doing so it was special. I'm a big fan but I've never got to see him before as I was too young when he used to do T in the Park!
A G4S spokesperson said: "We take complaints very seriously and we would urge the individual involved to get in contact, so that we can investigate."
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