Laura Bishop recounts years of drugging and rape by husband and others

Laura Bishop has waived her right to anonymity and described how her husband drugged her so that he and other men could sexually assault and rape her while she was unconscious. Her account has drawn attention to abuse that continued for years without her knowledge, as well as the police investigation into the men who took part.

Daniel Bishop, from Bristol, was jailed in 2022 for 14 years and eight months, with an extended licence of eight years, after pleading guilty to three rapes, three attempted rapes, a sexual assault and administering a noxious substance. Laura Bishop says seven men raped her across eight occasions; none has been caught. Police seized her bedsheets in August 2021, but they were not tested for DNA until 20 months later.