‘I couldn’t move a muscle’: Teenage woman’s terror after being ‘stabbed with a date rape needle’ and waking up frozen stiff in a nightclub bathroom
- Shayna, 18, was at a nightclub in Perth when she said someone grabbed her arm
- She claims she was stabbed with a ‘date rape needle’ and felt a burning feeling
- The 18-year-old collapsed in bathroom and said she was unable to speak or move
A teenager who claims she was stabbed with a date rape needle has revealed her horror after waking up in a nightclub bathroom unable to move or speak.
Shayna, 18, was celebrating her birthday at the Universal Bar in Northbridge, Perth, on Friday when she felt someone grab her arm as she was walking to the bathroom.
‘I felt a scratch and then a needle shoot in me and I felt burning in my arm. When I yanked my arm away there was a blood spot,’ she told 7 News.
Shayna (left) was celebrating her 18th birthday with her sister Miki (right) when she felt someone grab her arm
Shayna, who had a blood alcohol level of 0.00, entered the bathroom and suddenly collapsed.
She claims she was not able to move or ask for help.
‘I could see everything around me. I could hear everything around me but I could not move a muscle,’ Shayna said.
She was taken to hospital and is waiting for tests to reveal whether she contracted any diseases from a dirty needle.
Police with the help of Universal Bar owners are investigating the incident.
On Friday, a man arrived to Royal Perth Hospital also saying he had been stabbed in the arm while walking near the WA Museum.
Another teenage girl was taken to hospital on Saturday claiming a similar incident happened to her at The Court Hotel.
Shayna collapsed on the bathroom floor and was taken to hospital for tests. She is waiting to find out whether she contracted any diseases