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Nitrogen cocktail destroyed birthday woman's stomach Nitrogen cocktail destroyed birthday woman's stomach
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Gaby Scanlon was out celebrating her 18th birthday at a wine bar when she was served a cocktail that would ruin her health and her life.Gaby Scanlon was out celebrating her 18th birthday at a wine bar when she was served a cocktail that would ruin her health and her life.
The Nitro-Jagermeister shot contained liquid nitrogen, put in the drink to create a cloud of smoke in the glass.The Nitro-Jagermeister shot contained liquid nitrogen, put in the drink to create a cloud of smoke in the glass.
She drank the shot and collapsed in agony as the nitrogen ripped through her stomach wall.She drank the shot and collapsed in agony as the nitrogen ripped through her stomach wall.
Two years on from drinking the cocktail at Oscar's Wine Bar in Lancaster, Miss Scanlon said her life has changed beyond all recognition. Two years on from drinking the cocktail at Oscar's Wine Bar in Lancaster, Ms Scanlon said her life has changed beyond all recognition.
She was rushed to hospital where a CT scan revealed a large perforation in her stomach.She was rushed to hospital where a CT scan revealed a large perforation in her stomach.
Miss Scanlon, of Heysham, Lancashire, spent three weeks in hospital where her stomach was removed and doctors connected her oesophagus directly to her small bowel. Ms Scanlon, of Heysham, Lancashire, spent three weeks in hospital where her stomach was removed and doctors connected her oesophagus directly to her small bowel.
She no longer enjoys eating food, cannot tell when she is full and has to avoid certain items. She no longer enjoys eating, cannot tell when she is full and has to avoid certain food.
Oscar's Wine Bar was fined £100,000 at Preston Crown Court on Thursday after admitting a failure to ensure the drink was safe.Oscar's Wine Bar was fined £100,000 at Preston Crown Court on Thursday after admitting a failure to ensure the drink was safe.
The firm's director Andrew Dunn, of Old Earswick, York, pleaded not guilty to his part in the company's failings.The firm's director Andrew Dunn, of Old Earswick, York, pleaded not guilty to his part in the company's failings.
The prosecution said it would offer no evidence against him if he made a £20,000 contribution to the court costs prior to sentencing.The prosecution said it would offer no evidence against him if he made a £20,000 contribution to the court costs prior to sentencing.
A spokesman for Lancaster City Council said: "We took the view that in the public interest it was not necessary to prosecute Mr Dunn, taking into account the interests of the family."A spokesman for Lancaster City Council said: "We took the view that in the public interest it was not necessary to prosecute Mr Dunn, taking into account the interests of the family."
Speaking via her solicitors, Miss Scanlon said the size of the fine imposed on Oscar's was irrelevant, since it would not restore her health. However, Ms Scanlon said the size of the fine imposed on Oscar's was irrelevant, since it would not restore her health.
In a statement, she said: "What happened has had a devastating impact on my health, and nothing is going to change that, but I am relieved that the court case has finally come to an end.
'Crippling pain''Crippling pain'
Patricia Noone, the family's legal representative, said Miss Scanlon had been an ordinary teenager with a bright future, but what happened "completely changed her life". "I would never have touched the drink if I'd known what it would do and I would urge other people to avoid them. It's just not worth the risk.
"If there's even the smallest chance the same thing could happen to someone else, then these drinks shouldn't be served at all."
Patricia Noone, the family's solicitor, said Ms Scanlon had been an ordinary teenager with a bright future, but what happened "completely changed her life".
Ms Noone said: "She can only eat little and often and sometimes has to get up and snack several times during the night."Ms Noone said: "She can only eat little and often and sometimes has to get up and snack several times during the night."
The solicitor described her client as a "brave and determined young woman" but added "there is no doubt that the effect on her has been severe". She described her client as a "brave and determined young woman" but added "there is no doubt that the effect on her has been severe".
She has seen all her friends go off to university while she struggles to get her life back on track.
Meanwhile Miss Scanlon is unable to work due to her lack of energy and frequent illness which means "crippling pain could attack her at any time".
To add insult to her injuries, she faced a barrage of criticism after giving a newspaper interview, with commentators wrongly assuming she had been on a drinking bender.
Risks of liquid nitrogenRisks of liquid nitrogen
She has seen all her friends go off to university while she struggles to get her life back on track.
Meanwhile Ms Scanlon is unable to work due to her lack of energy and frequent illness which means "crippling pain could attack her at any time".
She also faced a barrage of criticism after giving a newspaper interview, with commentators wrongly assuming she had been on a drinking bender.
Ms Noone warned: "Other bars are still serving these cocktails."Ms Noone warned: "Other bars are still serving these cocktails."
Terrie Metcalfe, chair of Lancaster City Council's licensing committee, said it was "ludicrous" these drinks were sold".Terrie Metcalfe, chair of Lancaster City Council's licensing committee, said it was "ludicrous" these drinks were sold".
"I can't see what the attraction was in the first place and how stupid they were to sell this drink. The poor girl didn't know what she was drinking.""I can't see what the attraction was in the first place and how stupid they were to sell this drink. The poor girl didn't know what she was drinking."
Miss Metcalfe said Oscar's is regularly visited by licensing officers to ensure it complies with health and safety regulations, but added: "I have every sympathy for the girl as her life is in tatters."Miss Metcalfe said Oscar's is regularly visited by licensing officers to ensure it complies with health and safety regulations, but added: "I have every sympathy for the girl as her life is in tatters."
David Morris, Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, has called for a change in legislation to outlaw the drinks. He said they are still being sold "up and down the country."David Morris, Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, has called for a change in legislation to outlaw the drinks. He said they are still being sold "up and down the country."
"It was very sad for Gaby," he told the BBC. "But it sent out a message that these drinks are dangerous." "It was very sad for Gaby," he said. "But it sent out a message that these drinks are dangerous."