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The woman, who did not wish to be identified, said she “felt sick” after finding the device hidden underneath the seat of a toilet she had just used<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A woman has said she felt “violated” after finding a live-streaming camera hidden inside a toilet she had been using while on a date at a restaurant.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old mother-of-one was on a date night with her partner at Thai restaurant Giggling Squid in St Martin’s Square, Leicester, between Christmas and new year when she made the discovery and alerted staff.<\/p>\n

Leicestershire Police was notified and carried out an investigation, but no arrests have yet been made by the force.<\/p>\n

The victim told the BBC: “It makes me feel sick – I’ve tried to disassociate myself from it but whoever has done that has won, they have that of me now.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The NHS worker had visited the restaurant on 30 December for a meal when, after eating, she needed to use the bathroom.<\/p>\n

But after using a toilet inside a cubicle, she realised there was a black camera – with kitchen roll wrapped around it – under the toilet seat with a black lens visible. The camera was later found to be connected to the internet.<\/p>\n

She said: “I turned around and I looked down and I saw this black round dot – it was a bit out of place because the toilet’s white.<\/p>\n

“It was just there, a small camera, some wires coming off of it, and then a battery pack with kitchen roll over it, and my stomach just sank.<\/p>\n

“The thought of someone watching, especially in such a private area, scared me. It’s a really uncomfortable thing to think about, that somebody’s got that now.<\/p>\n

“There must have been so many people visiting that toilet.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The victim had been on a date night when she found the device under the toilet seat at the Giggling Squid restaurant<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Leicestershire Police said it was notified the following day about the webcam at the restaurant chain.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson said: “Officers attended and the device was recovered for examination.<\/p>\n

“Further inquiries were carried out regarding CCTV in the restaurant and staff were spoken to in order to try and identify the person responsible.<\/p>\n

“Advice has also been given to staff about remaining vigilant.”<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Giggling Restaurants, the company that runs the restaurant, said a customer had reported a “suspicious object” to staff on the night it was found.<\/p>\n

They said: “Our staff did the right thing and informed police right away, who now have the item in their possession.<\/p>\n

“We are co-operating fully with their inquiries.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The restaurant said it was “co-operating fully” with the police investigation<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The victim added she hoped sharing her experience would save other people from being targeted.<\/p>\n

“I’m trying to get people to think when they go in public situations, look everywhere, even in places that we wouldn’t even think would be unsafe,” she said.<\/p>\n

“When I’ve spoken to people about it, it’s not something that anybody’s ever thought about, nobody looks at under the toilet seats or has a little scan before they use the toilet.<\/p>\n

“If this helps somebody spot it before it can escalate, then great.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

#Woman #felt #violated #webcam #Giggling #Squid #restaurant #toilets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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