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Husband allegedly sought sedatives for wife from co-defendant, court hears
A court has heard that a man accused of drugging and raping his wife asked a co-defendant to send sedatives to the empty home of his recently deceased mother-in-law. Prosecutors say the exchange formed part of a prolonged abuse of the woman, involving other men, and described the co-defendant as offering advice on hiding tablets in her food.
The husband, who cannot be named, is on trial with eight other men at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court; the charges are denied. Jurors heard that the abuse allegedly began in 2004 and other men became involved from 2015, while the husband and David Graves exchanged messages from 2018. Tablets reportedly failed to arrive in January 2021, then arrived in March; the article says the prosecution alleges they were difficult to crush and tasted bitter in wine.
In short
- Prosecutors say sedatives were sent to an empty family home.
- The husband and eight other men are on trial.
- All defendants deny the charges.
Explained simply
The case concerns allegations that a woman was drugged and sexually assaulted over a period of years by her husband and other men. The husband and eight other men are on trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, where the charges are denied.
Prosecutors say David Graves exchanged messages with the husband about sedatives and gave advice on concealing tablets in food. The allegations describe abuse beginning in 2004, with other men said to have become involved from 2015. The case matters because jurors must assess the evidence and decide whether the defendants are guilty.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Husband who drugged and raped wife ‘asked co-defendant to send sedatives to his dead mother-in-law’s home’, court hears”.