Taylor Coulter Suffers GHB Needle Spiking in Magaluf Club, Derailing 18-Year-Old's US Football Move
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 10
Taylor Coulter Suffers GHB Needle Spiking in Magaluf Club, Derailing 18-Year-Old's US Football Move
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 10
Summary
Hospital tests found 18-year-old Taylor Coulter had been injected with GHB and an antidepressant after feeling a sharp pain when a stranger bumped into her in Magaluf's Bananas nightclub on 21 June.
About 20 seconds later, the drug incapacitated her; friends got her to safety, contacted parents and doctors, and took her to hospital, where medics also worried about blood-borne infection from the needle.
Nearly three weeks on, anti-viral medication to guard against HIV or hepatitis has left the Greenock Morton Women FC player struggling to walk far, unable to train and dealing with nightmares and flashbacks.
Next month's move to Louisiana State University on a football scholarship is now under strain, and Coulter said she shared her story to warn holidaymakers to stay with friends and avoid going anywhere alone.
Spike Aware UK said needle spiking is more common than many think, though drink spiking remains more prevalent, as campaigners push for a standalone spiking offence in Scotland after England's 2026 law change.