Strip show horror: Elderly woman suffers serious head injuries and Dreamboys performer is ‘knocked out’ when his fireman’s pole collapses into audience
- Stripper pole ‘ripped out of ceiling’ and crashed into audience at London club
- Elderly woman suffered head injury and was ‘unconscious’ after it fell onto her
- Man suffered leg injuries and was rushed to hospital after Dreamboys accident
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An elderly woman suffered head injuries and a male stripper was ‘knocked unconscious’ when a fireman’s pole ‘ripped out of the ceiling and crashed into the audience’ during a Dreamboys show in London.
The ‘traumatic’ incident, which took place in Shoreditch on Saturday, happened shortly after the male strip show began at 8pm when a performer ‘jumped onto a pole which ripped out of the ceiling’.
A witness, who was sitting in the second row inside the venue and asked not to be named, said the pole then landed on an elderly’s woman’s head and ‘promptly knocked her unconscious’.
The woman said the victim, who was later treated for a head injury, appeared to be the grandmother of a bride-to-be celebrating her hen party at the male strip show.
An elderly woman suffered head injuries when a fireman’s pole ‘ripped out of the ceiling and crashed into the audience’ during a Dreamboys show in London (stock image)
‘We were sitting in the second row, enjoying the beginning of the show, when a stripper jumped onto a pole, which ripped out of the ceiling,’ she said.
‘The pole landed on am elderly woman’s head and promptly knocked her unconscious. Worryingly, the stripper also knocked himself unconscious and after twitching for a few moments, went cold.
‘Mass hysteria ensued and the theatre was rapidly evacuated.’
The witness, who had been visiting the club with friends for a ‘fun night out’, added that the audience were at first ushered to the bar, where her group stayed for around 40 minutes before they decided to leave.
She added: ‘It was not clear [if the elderly woman] had broken her neck or had a heart attack, but the paramedics had her in a neck brace and had to use defibrillators, though she never moved again.
‘Although we left 40 minutes later, neither party moved again and the screaming and crying didn’t stop. It was traumatic for all involved’.
The incident, which took place in Shoreditch on Saturday, occurred shortly after the male strip show kicked off at 8pm (stock image)
A witness, who was sitting in the second row inside the venue and asked not to be named, said a performer ‘jumped onto a pole which ripped out of the ceiling’ (stock image)
Pictured: The street in Shoreditch where the Dreamboys incident took place on Saturday
A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service confirmed an elderly woman suffered a head injury and was rushed to hospital after an incident at the club.
A man was also taken to hospital where he was treated for a leg injury.
A spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 8:17pm yesterday evening (23 February) to reports of an incident on City Road, Shoreditch.
‘We dispatched two ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic, a medic on a bicycle and our hazardous area response team (HART).
‘We treated a woman for a head injury at the scene and took her to hospital. We treated a second person, a man, for a leg injury and took him to hospital.’
Dreamboys has been contacted for comment.
A man was also treated for leg injuries and rushed to hospital in the aftermath of the accident (Pictured: stock image of a Dreamboys performer)