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Restaurateur Admits Spiking Drink at Annabel’s as Trial Probes Alleged Intent

Jurors are weighing evidence that prosecutors say points to sexual intent.

Overview

  • The complainant testified that Nath had warned her days earlier about drink spiking and told jurors she felt betrayed.
  • Annabel’s staff said they saw him use a straw to transfer liquid from a small ‘vanilla extract’ bottle into her spicy margarita, then quietly replaced the glass before she drank it.
  • Police recovered the bottle floating in a toilet cistern with traces of GBL, and officers later found two more bottles under his kitchen sink.
  • Text messages shown to the jury included “She ain’t biting,” with prosecutors arguing the exchanges reflected sexual intent and frustration.
  • Nath admits adding GBL but says it was to relax her and claims he did not know possession was illegal, as the court also heard he kept a motion‑activated bedroom camera he had used to covertly record sexual activity.