Football fan who woke up on the toilet in Barnsley FC’s ground ‘may have been drugged’

The 16-year-old boy was thought to have simply fallen asleep at half-time during Barnsley FC’s home match against Fleetwood Town on the afternoon of Saturday, October 24.

Now, however, police say tests have revealed traces of a substance which could have been used to drug the teenager.

PC Ben Taylor, from Barnsley District Police, said: “This incident did attract a significant amount of media attention at the time and there may now be a more sinister side behind what took place.

“If you were at the match and you saw anything which you think could be related to this incident, please contact us, as your information could be vital.”

The boy had to be let out of Barnsley’s Oakwell ground by firefighters after waking up at about 10.30pm.

Anyone with information is asked to call South Yorkshire Police via the force’s 101 phone number, quoting incident reference 1205 of October 24.