DRINK SPIKE CRACKDOWN

Victim Jess backs drive to speed up testing and bring pub drug fiends to justice

- SALLY HIND

EXTRA forensic experts will be drafted in to help bring predators who spike drinks in bars to justice.

Police are spending £650,000 to speed up testing of victims' blood samples.

Delays can wreck hopes of a prosecution because drugs like GHB can be untraceable after 24 hours. Victim Jess Insall, 20, has been told her drink was spiked in a pub but the culprit was never traced.

She said: "The priority. should be getting samples taken as quickly and as easily for the victims as possible." 

SPEED UP TESTING TO GIVE SPIKING VICTIMS JUSTICE

Jess says women won't get answers unless cops and NHS work together

POLICE £650,000 are spending on extra forensic testing in a crackdown on spiking cases after Scots victims revealed huge delays.

The force has outsourced the testing of hundreds of extra samples a year to provide forensic evidence in cases where victims are drugged while out in pubs or clubs.

The move comes as tougher new measures are proposed to tackle spiking following a surge in the number of people being targeted.

One young victim, who waited 10 months for her results after a 34-hour delay in being tested, yesterday said the new testing capacity was long overdue.

Jess Insall, 20, told the Record: "Until there is a lot more action on spiking training venue staff on how to deal with it and ensuring that there is a better connection between the NHS and police service to make sure samples are taken in a timely matter - it is very hard to see how victims will get much justice at all."