Student, 20, who went on bizarre violent rampage walks free

Student, 20, who went on bizarre violent rampage attacking medical staff and a police officer walks free from court after judge accepts her drink was spiked

  • Louise McSorley punched a female paramedic after she jumped out of a window 
  • After being taken to hospital, the teenager kicked out at female health worker 
  • Now 20, Miss McSorley told police she had little or no recollection of her actions

A student who went on a bizarre rampage attacking medical staff and a police officer has walked free from court – after a judge accepted that her drink had been spiked.

Louise McSorley, who is studying quantity surveying at Liverpool John Moores University, punched a female paramedic who tried to help her after she jumped out of a first floor window, a court heard.

After being taken to hospital, the teenager kicked out at female health worker ‘like a kangaroo’ then picked up a heavy metal drip stand and attacked the terrified woman with it.

Police were called to restrain her, only for Miss McSorley to punch an officer repeatedly in the head.

Louise McSorley, who is studying quantity surveying at Liverpool John Moores University, punched a female paramedic who tried to help her after she jumped out of a first floor window, a court heard

After being taken to hospital, the teenager kicked out at female health worker ‘like a kangaroo’ then picked up a heavy metal drip stand and attacked the terrified woman with it

She was charged with three counts of assaulting an emergency worker, but on the first day of her trial it emerged that she blamed her behaviour on her drink being spiked.

Now 20, Miss McSorley told police she had little or no recollection of her actions.

The undergraduate, from Belfast, had left a pint of beer unattended at a pub, prosecutor Michael Scholes told Liverpool Crown Court.

‘When she returned she had a drink of it and her behaviour became increasingly bizarre,’ he said.

Her friends took her back to her flat after she began hallucinating.

Once there, she video-called her mother and said she was going to jump out of the window – following through on her terrifying threat, despite her pleas.

Saying that there was ‘significant’ evidence pointing to her being a victim of spiking, Mr Scholes offered no evidence.

Judge Anil Murray said he was sorry for those injured but it was clear she had been spiked that night and therefore ‘wasn’t culpable for her actions’.

It had left her paranoid and convinced someone was going to kill her, he added.

Police were called to restrain her, only for Miss McSorley to punch an officer repeatedly in the head

She was charged with three counts of assaulting an emergency worker, but on the first day of her trial it emerged that she blamed her behaviour on her drink being spiked

Recording not guilty verdicts and discharging Miss McSorley from the dock, the judge advised her: ‘You need to take more care in future and not leave your drinks unattended.’ Her rampage took place on September 11, 2021, after she went drinking with friends in Liverpool city centre.

Finding her lying on her back outside her flat, paramedic Chelsea El-Hadrami told her she needed to check her spine, an earlier hearing was told – only for Miss McSorley to became aggressive and punch her twice to the jaw.

She was taken to Royal Liverpool Hospital where she lashed out at healthcare assistant Jean Bains ‘like a kangaroo’ before hitting her on the back and arm with a metal drip stand, causing bruising.

Even when a police officer attempted to restrain the student, she began ‘swinging her fists’ and punched her twice in the face.

She pleaded not guilty on the grounds of involuntary intoxication.

At this week’s hearing, Mr Scholes said there was ‘a significant amount of material’ confirming she was spiked.

Both her court ordeal and the victims’ injuries were ultimately down to the ‘utter irresponsibility’ of whoever had done it, he added.

Almost 5,000 reports of spiking with a needle or drugs slipped into drinks were made to police last year – but traces of a controlled substance were only found in three per cent of cases.

Miss McSorley is still continuing her degree and ‘hopes to put the matter behind her and get on with her life’.

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