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Trial of nine men accused of abusing woman drugged and raped by husband begins

Global Published 2 November 2026, 22:56 · archived 2 Nov 2026

The husband, who cannot be named to protect his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences carried out at the couple’s Stockport homeNine men have gone on trial accused of being involved in the abuse of a woman who was drugged, raped and sexually assaulted by her husband while he “lived a double life masked in respectability”.The husband, who cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victim, has already pleaded guilty to a number of offences against his wife spanning more than two decades. Continue reading...

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