Dad’s fury after Brit schoolboy, 15, has drink spiked with Viagra by classmate on school trip to Berlin
THE dad of a boy whose drink was spiked with Viagra by a classmate during a school trip to Germany is fuming the prankster put his son’s life at risk.
He’s also slammed his lad’s school for only dishing out two days’ suspension as punishment.
The 15-year-old boy, who attends Etonbury Academy in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, was taking his first school trip abroad, a six-day excursion to Berlin.
But, upon his return home on Friday, he told his dad that an older classmate – not a pal – had spiked his drink with the drug, reports The Comet.
His dad slated the 16-year-old for his “nasty” action, particularly as he bragged about it on Snapchat.
“Spiking somebody’s drink is appalling. He doesn’t know my son’s medical history – he could have heart problems,” the unnamed dad said.
He said that his son was “frightened and very embarrassed” by the incident, as fellow pupils had laughed at him.
The teen was one of 80 pupils on the trip, organised to teach pupils about the Holocaust and the Cold War, and accompanied by 10 teachers.
The school banned the drink-spiker from attending class, but his victim’s dad criticised the punishment, saying, “two days’ suspension for putting a child’s life in danger is appalling.
“My son had never been away with school before and for this to happen and the school not taking proper action is awful.”
Etonbury’s interim principal, Alan Lee, said the school was “aware” of the incident and following an investigation had applied “appropriate sanctions”.
He told The Comet that every child’s welfare at the school was important.
The school’s website explains that reasons for exclusion include misuse of substances, or unacceptable behaviour.
Viagra, like any drug, can have side effects including headaches, temporary visual problems, indigestion and muscle pain.
Men with cardiovascular disease are advised to take special precautions with such medication, because of the effect on their arteries, causing blood pressure to drop.
According to the NHS, every year in the UK, hundreds of people are thought to be victims of drink spiking, where alcohol or drugs are added to someone’s drink without them knowing.
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Its website says that it may be done with the intent of stealing from the victim, assaulting them, or as a prank.
However, “whatever the reason, drink spiking is illegal and can result in a maximum of 10 years in prison for anyone who is found guilty.”
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