VICTIMS of spiking called for more action to stamp out the “malicious” practice as they gave evidence to an MPs’ inquiry yesterday.

Hannah Stratton, 51, who had her drink spiked at a quiet bar in Newquay, said that there should be easier ways for people to report the crime.

Ms Stratton said that she battled with feelings of “overwhelming shame” and self-doubt about what had happened to her which had deterred her from reporting the incident to the police. 

Recounting her experience, Ms Stratton said that she had been unable to lift her upper body and had been “violently sick” after just two drinks. 

She said that if there had been an anonymous reporting system, she would have felt more comfortable with reporting the incident. 

Ms Stratton was speaking to the Commons home affairs select committee after it began an inquiry into spiking yesterday. 

Fellow victim Alexi Skitinis, who was hospitalised after being spiked during a trip to Las Vegas, also told the committee that he had not reported the incident. 

“I just feel embarrassed about it because it really does mentally affect you,” he said.

“It took away the joy of going out with friends or planning anything with my friends.”

Nottingham student Zara Owen told MPs that “more [light] needs to be shone on this horrible act and implement some real reform … [on] how we can stop this malicious act happening.”

Ms Owen said that she had lost her memory after falling victim to a needle attack while out clubbing last year. She said she felt that the perpetrator had carried out the “sadistic” attack for “humour or comedic effect.”

Witnesses also called for nightclubs to take more responsibility for protecting customers from spiking and to train staff to deal with instances of the problem.