Police investigate claims six women were injected inside Newcastle nightspots

Detectives are investigating after six women found needle marks on their bodies after falling ill while out partying.

There are growing fears that a predator is injecting women with an unknown substance inside some of Newcastle’s favourite late-night venues with six women now telling police they have found needle marks on their bodies after partying.

At least one woman’s terrifying ordeal, where she quickly became ill and later lost consciousness before being hospitalised, includes hazy memories of an unknown man “hanging around” and trying to touch her as she battled to get her eyes to focus at the King Street Hotel on Friday night.

A photograph of the 20-year-old woman’s thigh appearing to show a needle stick and bruising after she quickly fell ill at King Street Hotel. Photo: Supplied.

Newcastle City detectives have been called in to investigate the claims, poring over security vision in an attempt to identify how the women ended up with the needle marks on their bodies without any of them feeling the injection.

Sienna Davis, whose social media post on her friend’s ordeal on Friday night went viral after being shared thousands of times, told The Newcastle News that she was part of a group of 11 who were celebrating Sienna’s 18th birthday at the King Street Hotel on Friday night.

Her friend suddenly began feeling ill about 10pm before sitting down to try and gather her composure.

By 11pm she was missing, with Sienna and her friends finding her in a daze at the Newcastle Interchange after tracking her phone.

Sienna Davis (above) said her friend fell ill and lost consciousness. She has had several other women contact her after she created a social media post warning other women.

Sienna said they were able to get her friend onto a Central Coast-bound train to take her home before she “passed out”.

A needle mark was found on her thigh and the 20-year-old woman would later spend a night in hospital.

Blood tests were taken and she will now have to take anti-HIV medication for six months.

“It is scary and it makes you not want to go out,’’ Sienna said on Wednesday.

“My friend says for one night out she now has six months of medical treatment ahead of her.

“What makes it even scarier is there might be more than one person doing this, but whoever it is, they need to be put in jail.’’

King Street Hotel management said it had worked closely with police and the safety of their patrons was its top priority.

Sienna said she had been approached by several other women after the social media post. All reported having needle marks.

She also knew of another woman who became ill and found an needle mark on her body while in Newcastle two weeks ago.

Newcastle City police confirmed on Tuesday they were investigating at least two other reports, however it is understood the number of complaints has now risen to at least six.

They will have to await toxicology results.

Only two have been linked to the King Street Hotel, with management quick to release a statement that they were helping police with CCTV vision after becoming aware of the complaint via social media.

The statement said on Tuesday: “We have worked throughout the day with Newcastle police and have now provided all information that they need to date, this will no doubt continue from this point.

“King Street has been operating in Newcastle for over 20 years and every week the safety of our patrons is our top priority.

“We are part of our community and we will continue to be here for our patrons.

“We will continue to assist police and provide any additional information they require.

“Stay safe Newcastle.’’

A further incident linked to a Hamilton hotel is also being investigated by detectives.