The denunciation of the youths for the attacks using needles has worried French investigators. Descriptive photo EFE/EPA/Alessandro Di Marco
Dozens of young people say they have received holes in nightclubs, bars and at festivals in France causing nausea, dizziness or severe pain, creating a climate of “psychosis”, a phenomenon being investigated by the authorities.
Since the beginning of April, about 60 cases have been recorded, according to a police source. Investigations were opened in Rennes and in the Loire-Atlantique (west), in Hérault (south), Isère, in Haute-Garonne, in the Dordogne (southwest).
Eloïse Cornut, a 21-year-old beautician, reported feeling “cold sweats, nausea, chills, and dizziness” one night back from a bar in Nantes, in mid -April.
Magical attacks happen at festivals, bars and clubs. So far nothing has been caught. Descriptive photo: Fernando de la Orden
The next day, one of his colleagues noticed “a red dot surrounded by blue one centimeter wide” on his arm, he told Agence France Press.
“I had a blood test … I still have to wait five weeks to get an HIV test. I was under a lot of stress,” he said.
In Nantes, 45 complained
In Nantes, authorities know of 45 events since mid -February. No trial revealed the presence of a drug or other toxic substance, prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul told AFP, noting that no suspects were arrested.
Investigators are awaiting the results of toxicological analysis of cases in other parts of France to see if the same substance being administered is the same.
In Roanne (middle-east), an 18-year-old girl who asked not to be identified said that a the man touched her buttocks as she entered the bathroom of a nightclub. Arriving home, a bruise was found around a red dot.
The phenomenon is not new in Europe: in the United Kingdom there is a wave of testimonies of students drugged in bowling alleys. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
The Roanne prosecutor’s office opened an investigation for “violence” and prepared administration of a harmful substance, “while doctors provided preventive HIV treatment to the young woman.
Authorities also launched an investigation afterwards perforation complaints at the opening of the music festival season at Printemps de Bourges.
“We don’t know if it’s about syringes or pins for example,” said Agnès Bonjean, director of the prefect’s office.
“It was so painful,” said Noemi, 23, who touched the thigh in mid -April at a club in Béziers (south).
Thirteen complaints were filed in Béziers, twelve of them on the night of April 17-18, prosecutor Raphaël Balland said.
The Paris prosecutor’s office assured the AFP that six investigations have been opened since last week in the capital.
The phenomenon is no longer new in Europe: In the UK, last fall there was a wave of testimonials from students took drugs without them knowing there were injections in nightclubs.
Fred Bladou, who oversees the Aides Association’s mission against HIV, reminds that in case of a puncture, blood tests should be done.
The president of the night branch of the main hotel and gastronomy union, Thierry Fontaine, denounced an “unhealthy and bad game” by mysterious aggressors that created “psychosis” in young people.
AFP
Source: Clarin
