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A Cromwell woman claims she was
drugged and raped by a winemaker, Cromwell police say. The 21-year-old woman and a friend
were at a local hotel when they met six men on Monday last week and went back
to their motel for more drinks. The winemaker offered the woman a
glass of shiraz, a wine he had been involved in making, Detective Gary
Hyndman said yesterday. The woman noticed white crystals
in the glass and he explained they were tartrate
salts, a natural by- product of the winemaking process. She was unsure and stopped
drinking the wine. "She claimed she then went
and sat on a bed feeling a bit woozy," Hyndman said. Later, the woman
walked back to the friend's house and returned to the motel where she again
lay on the bed. "She passed out and claims
she was raped while she was in this drug-induced coma." In the morning, the woman
contacted police. She was medically examined and samples had been sent to ESR
for analysis, Hyndman said. He hoped they would be analysed with some urgency as the winemaker was leaving
New Zealand at the end of the month. "At this stage we're looking
for something to confirm drugs were used to induce her to pass out." |
