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Reporter at The Hunts Post and Ely Standard 📰Get in touch: oliver.murphy@newsquest.co.uk. Opinions my own. He/him 🏳️‍🌈
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said they acknowledged the “concerning” prosecution statistics but stressed the “challenges” in securing evidence for a crime where “victims often don’t know they’ve been targeted until sometime later." /3
November 24, 2024 at 3:27 PM
CEO of the Talk About Trust Helena Conibear said tackling drink spiking in the region required a "joined up approach" to better support victims.

It comes after police across England and Wales received 6,732 reports of spiking in the year ending April 2023. /2
November 24, 2024 at 3:27 PM
According to a Freedom of Information request, Cambridgeshire Constabulary received more than 350 drink spiking reports between 2019 and 2024.

Huntingdonshire saw 28 reports of drink spiking across the five-year period, with Cambridge recording the highest number. /1
November 24, 2024 at 3:27 PM