Nine Men Stand Trial For Drugged Wife Abuse

Nine men face trial in Stockport for participating in the abuse of a woman drugged by her husband.

Nine defendants have gone on trial in Stockport accused of participating in the abuse of a woman who was repeatedly drugged and raped by her husband. The husband has already pleaded guilty to multiple offences committed against the victim over two decades. Prosecutors stated the accused men derived gratification from knowing the victim remained unconscious.

• The backgroundThe husband carried out the offences while maintaining a veneer of respectability at their home.
• The evidenceJurors heard the defendants sought sexual gratification from assaulting an unconscious person.

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