A Belfast woman was spiked at her 18th birthday party in Feb 2026, leading to cardiac arrest, coma, and unexpected pregnancy; her daughter was born prematurely but both survived.

A 20-year-old Belfast woman, Laura Taggart, was hospitalized after being spiked at her 18th birthday party in February 2026, leading to cardiac arrest and a 16-minute period without a heartbeat. She awoke from a medically induced coma with no memory of the incident and learned she was pregnant. Despite complications including premature rupture of membranes at 25 weeks, her daughter Lucia was born at 34 weeks via emergency cesarean section, weighing 4 pounds 11 ounces, and spent a month in neonatal intensive care. Both mother and child survived, though Laura faced ongoing health challenges. The circumstances surrounding the spike remain unconfirmed.