Police are investigating after two teenage girls reported being 'spiked' with an injection at Leeds Festival.
One of the girls, who are both aged 17 and unknown to one another, suffered severe seizures in her mum's car. She had driven 70 miles to pick up her daughter after she was told she had been spiked.
It happened on Saturday, August 27. The victim felt a sharp, throbbing pain in her thigh while she was in the packed crowd waiting for an act to come on stage. She says she turned to see a man withdraw a syringe and disappear into the masses of people.
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Soon after, the woman began to feel dizzy and she was taken to the medical tent by her friends. She claims she was told to "sleep it off" so called her mum to pick her up.
But on the way home, she started having a seizure and her mum took her to hospital. She is now recovering at home but says she is worried the needle could have been infected or dirty and she hates that she does not know what she was spiked with.
In a separate incident, just an hour later, another victim also reported being injected with an unknown substance. The victim was taken to hospital.
West Yorkshire Police confirmed they received reports of spiking and are investigating. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "Police are investigating after two 17-year-old girls reported being victims of possible needle spiking at Leeds Festival.
"Both girls received medical attention on site after they reported feeling unwell in separate incidents on Saturday. Crimes have been recorded for both reports and enquiries are ongoing."
It follows the tragic death of a 16-year-old boy who is thought to have taken MDMA. He was taken ill on Saturday night at around 10.15pm and died the next day in hospital.
Leeds First organisers have been contacted for comment.
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