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William Walker & Claire Galloway

Shock spiking footage shows student left 'completely paralysed' after being targeted at nightclub

Shocking footage has captured the moment a university student was left "completely paralysed" after her drink was spiked while on a night out.

Ilana El-baz, 20, has chosen to share the clip that shows her condition after she returned home from a nightclub in Bristol some weeks ago.

In the footage, the undergraduate student can be seen struggling to get up a flight of stairs.

Her eyes rolled and her head was also slumped onto the banister, reports the Mirror.

Ilana says that she was spiked and has called on clubs to do more to protect revellers - including using lids on drinks.

In an interview with the BBC, with whom she shared the clip, she said: "I basically got spiked at a nightclub in Bristol and I only knew it happened when I saw the videos of it.

"And looking back on it I could have predicted it happening. Luckily I was with friends.

"Looking back on it, this guy spiked me and the moment I told him 'oh, I'm with my boyfriend' he asked me if I wanted to dance with him, and the moment I was like 'I'm with my boyfriend' he left me completely.

"And like an hour later I went back home and it hit and I was completely paralysed."

She called on nightclubs to do more to prevent spiking and said they should pit lids on drinks, like with takeaway drinks.

She said the fact this doesn't happen was 'shocking.'

It comes as dozens of young women have reported finding a prick in their arm or leg, suspecting they had been spiked by injection while on a night out.

Police Scotland confirmed they are investigating a spate of alleged 'spiking by injection' incidents at venues across Scotland but say they are unlikely to be connected.

A statement issued by the force revealed that officers are probing several claims of women being jabbed with needles and suffering effects including impaired movement, slurred speech and memory blackouts.

The Record has recently reported on alleged cases of spiking at venues including The Liquid Room in Edinburgh, Tingle in Stirling, Nice N Sleazy in Glasgow and Captain's Cabin in Dundee.

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