No charges in alleged nightclub drugging incident
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This article was published 03/02/2022 (1507 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Police are not laying charges after several women were allegedly drugged at a Brandon nightclub late last year.
“There’s not enough evidence to pursue it really any further,” Brandon police public information officer Sgt. Kirby Sararas said on Wednesday.
On Nov. 9, the Sun reported a petition was calling for improved safety measures following the alleged incident at Houstons nightclub.
One woman, who believes her drink was spiked, told the Sun she felt her chest burning after taking a sip of her drink. She started feeling the effects in the washroom and felt like she was paralyzed.
The woman ended up in the hospital early the next morning, and an emergency room doctor told her several women may have been drugged, she said.
The Change.org petition, called “Safety for Others,” amassed a total of 2,687 signatures.
The bar was full of people the night of the incident, Sararas said, so it’s difficult to narrow down suspects.
While there was “suspicion” of drugging, she said there was no forensic evidence in the case.
“We definitely believe it that they had something put in their drinks, but there’s no forensic evidence to even follow up on,” she said.
In response to the reports, Houstons nightclub manager Kelsey Bell previously told the Sun the bar has purchased drink lids, which will now be available for free at the bar for customers if they want one. The bar also aided with the police investigation.
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