GOOD Morning Britain suffered a gaffe today as a guest’s phone rang TWICE during a debate on the spiking epidemic.
Michael Kill from the Night Time Industries Association was left red-faced when he was video-called as he spoke about the worrying rise in women being injected with a mystery liquid.
Cut off as he spoke about what the sector is doing to tackle drink spiking, host Richard Madeley reassured him: “Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. We’ll let that ring out…”
As Michael ended the call and began to answer Richard’s question on what more can be done, he was interrupted once again.
He quickly quit the video call and continued speaking on live TV.
The CEO of the Night Time Industries Association has this week been campaigning for a Home Office inquiry into drink spiking.
He said: “The Home Office should launch a formal inquiry to examine the results of that pilot, and the lessons that can be applied to the industry and policing nationally.
“The scheme found that through having on-site testing available in the night time economy, data could be collected that would provide a more accurate picture.”
It comes after a student started to vomit before finding a terrifying pin prick on her hand – the latest in a worrying string of suspected injection spiking attacks.
Sarah Buckle, 19, had been out on Freshers Week with pals when her hand started to throb.
The teen, who had been at a Nottingham nightclub on September 28, was rushed to hospital – and has now spoken of how she was left feeling “completely violated”.
She told of her “shock” and “disgust” at realising she had most likely been spiked with an injection as she partied with pals.
“My hand was throbbing really bad. I also knew I wasn’t intoxicated on a stupid level or overly drunk,” Sarah said.
“I knew I had clearly been spiked but it would have never occurred to me it was via injection if my hand wasn’t throbbing. I thought how? I never take a drink away from the bar.
“You think spiking is to do with your drink, you don’t think something would go into your body.”
