A teenager required CPR, and a mother-of-two in panic was left with a fractured rib and severe concussion after her drinks were spiked on separate nights.
Maria Beckwith, 42, from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, went for drinks with a friend after they’d finished work on October 2 and attended the bar Hoochie Coochie in the City Centre when the evening took a frightening turn.
The Mercedes Benz sales representative was having fun and ‘dancing” with her friend when she found herself in a different area of Newcastle hours later. She had no memory of how she got there.
Mia Robertson, a Saturday night out with friends, had her drink spiked and needed CPR.


Mia Robertson, a Grimsby teen (Pictured Left), required CPR. Maria Beckwith, 42 (Right), was left with a fractured rib’ and a’severe brain injury after their drinks had been spiked on separate nights.

Ms. Beckwith (Pictured), showing her black eye. A referral from Sunderland Royal Hospital performed tests and found that she had suffered from a bump to her head, a broken rib, bruising down the shoulder, and a blackeye.

The mother-of-2 showed her bruised arm (Pictured), and stated that it was more than a silly fall. It appears that my drink was indeed spiked.

This comes as spiking drinks in the UK is on the rise, Ms Beckwith (Pictured) shows off the painful bump on her head, which she cannot recall
There were nearly 200 reports of drink-spiking in the UK in September and Oct. Detectives investigate claims that seven women were injecting themselves in Brighton, while a man is taken into custody on suspicion of administering a noxious drug.
According to the National Police Chiefs’ council, there were 198 reports of spiking across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in September and October. There have also been 24 reports of some type of injection.
Piecing the night together, with the help of her friends, the mother- of-two said she must have got off at St James’ Metro station but blacked out and woke up ‘collapsed in a pile’ on the street with ‘fractured ribs’ and a ‘severe concussion’.
She wrote about her terrifying experience on social media: “After spending the last few day trying to piece it together (I still don’t have any memory), it appears it was more that just a silly fall and it appears, without doubt, that my drink was indeed spiked.
“From talking to my work mate and having fun dancing to the tune, to being on the ground in a heap after collapsing 30 minutes later. To somehow end up in another part of Newcastle with money stolen from my purse.

Manchester saw a crowd gather to protest against the fact that some venues were not doing enough to protect their customers from drink spikes as part of Girls Night In, a nationwide movement that has seen thousands of people boycott bars.
“I don’t know what happened between my collapsing and that point. However, I have suffered a severe brain injury, fractured ribs and a swollen eye socket. I also had a bruised and swollen shoulder and arm. It was not worse.
A friend called her to describe her location and she was picked up in a taxi and taken home.
The mother-of-2 woke up in severe pain the next day and realized she needed hospital treatment.
Sunderland Royal Hospital performed tests and discovered that she had suffered a bump on her head, a fractured vertebra, and bruising down her shoulder. She also had a black eye.
Ms Beckwith said that it was too late for medics run tests to determine if she had been spiked.
The mother of two has spent the last four week recovering at home, but says she still suffers with constant headaches and dizziness.
She said, “I would hand on mine heart say there is no possible way I would have experienced a total blackout such as that and been so confused with my drink without any interference.”
“You know your body, and you know how you would behave normally.”
Northumbria Police claimed that it was unable “to substantiate” Maria’s claims about the tone used by a male police officer shortly after she reported that the incident was condescending.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson stated that they received a report about a woman who claimed she was spiked during a night out in Newcastle, Saturday, October 2.
“We have identified a number lines of inquiry, and an investigation is ongoing at the moment.”
They stated that Operation Cloak had dedicated officers on patrol to protect vulnerable people and target those who are looking to commit offences.
“We also work with our licensees and partners to ensure that the city remains one the safest places to go out at night.
“We encourage anyone with concerns that they may have been a victim to spiking to contact us.
“As a force, I will investigate any report we receive. We are committed to working with victims and supporting them.”
Grimsby teenager Ms Robertson needed CPR urgently after her drink was spiked on Saturday night while she was out with friends.
After having a drink at a bar, the teenager and her friends moved on to the smoking area.
She felt uneasy and fell into unconsciousness. As her friends tried to find a pulse, they called paramedics.
The teen was revived and spent the day at Diana Princess Of Wales hospital in Grimsby, recovering.
Mia, a Grimsby resident, stated that she went to a party Saturday night and her friends told me they were going out in Cleethorpes. This is something I didn’t expect.
“We went to a bar and had a drink before going to the smoking room. As I stood there, my legs became numb. One friend had to help me.
“They sat down and said that my eyes had gone into my back, at which point they took me out.
“Apparently, I was unconscious on the ground and they couldn’t find my pulse so they called an ambulance. I was then given CPR and rushed to Diana Princess Of Wales hospital.
“I was placed on a drip and oxygen, and woke up that morning.
“It was so shocking when I woke up. My dad and mum were not allowed in the room so I was there by myself.
A nurse asked the teen if she had ever used cocaine. She replied that she hadn’t.
She added: ‘I laid there feeling really numb, everything ached, but at the same time I felt like my body wasn’t there.
“It was so terrifying that I could’ve lost everything without even having the chance to say good-bye to my mum.
“The whole thing was awful.”
She was terrified by the incident and said she is now afraid to go out in Cleethorpes.
There has been a huge increase of drinks being spiked in the past month and the teenager feels something more needs to be done to prevent it from happening to others.
She said, “This topic seems to get blindsided at times. But it’s not normal and change must happen.”
Seven women claim they were injected in just seven days on nights out at two Sussex resorts. Six revellers said they were injected in Brighton city center, with another woman claiming she was spiked in Eastbourne.
Last week, women across the UK protested and boycotted bars and clubs on October 27 in an effort to get venues to do more to prevent spiking.
The ‘Girls Night In’ movement is underway in many cities over two weeks amid reports that young girls were being sex-sprayed at nightclubs. Pryzm, a weekly Wednesday clubnight hosted by the Pryzm on Brighton’s seafront and in Nottingham, showed its support for students.
It came as a 22-year old student disclosed that he was robbed while on a night out at Popworld in Derby. A man, 29, was also charged by Manchester Police with rape and spiking a woman at a bar.
Police in Sussex arrested a third man Monday in connection to the attack on the drink-spiking and needle-spiking victims.
The arrest of the Brighton 18-year old is part of a nationwide spiking epidemic, which has prompted backlash by students and nightclubs.
A 28-year-old man from Hove was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of administering poison with intent to injure, and a 19-year-old man from Brighton was arrested on Monday morning on suspicion of the same offence.
Today, a spokesperson for Sussex Police stated that ‘an 18-year-old male from Brighton was taken into police custody as part of an investigation into drink spiking within the city.