City bar stripped of licence after drink-spiking allegation
Sky Blue's owner had shown "a blatant disregard for the conditions attached to the Premise Licence", York councillors saidA teenager claimed her drink was spiked on a night out at the Sky Blue venue in January 2022
Previously named the Regency, illegal workers there were earlier found to have been paid as little as £2 an hourPolice said licence holder Kheng Chooi Koay had showed "a blatant disregard for conditions" and councillors revoked his licenceA York bar where a 16-year-old girl's drink was allegedly spiked and from which illegal workers were removed by immigration officers has been stripped of its licence.
The Sky Blue restaurant and karaoke bar on Barbican Road had breached licensing conditions aimed at preventing crime and disorder, protecting children from harm and upholding public safety, City of York Council said. A number of breaches had been identified since September 2017, when the bar was known as the Regency, including the employment of illegal workers, some of whom were being paid "no more than £2-£3 per hour",
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