Husband who drugged and raped wife faces trial with eight others

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 5 Nov, 15:31 · Archive

A husband in his 60s from Stockport who admitted drugging and raping his wife for over 20 years is giving evidence against nine men accused of sexual offences against her.

A husband in his 60s from Stockport has admitted drugging and raping his wife for over 20 years and allowing other men to sexually abuse her at their home. He is now giving evidence against nine men on trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, who deny charges including rape and sexual assault. Prosecutors described him as capable of switching from an apparently loving husband to a 'monster'.

The victim was found to have 11 non-prescribed drugs in her system, including morphine, ketamine, diazepam, cocaine and zolpidem. When mixed with alcohol, these drugs could have been fatal, the court heard. The husband had extensively searched the internet between October 2014 and October 2025 for information about medications and illicit substances, their effects, dosages and the dangers of combining them with alcohol. Pipettes with zolpidem were found in the couple's bedroom after his arrest.

Seven of the nine defendants are described as 'contact offenders' who visited the home expecting the wife to be unconscious: taxi driver Philip Wild, 59; recruitment agency worker Mohammed Sabir, 28; building supplies employee Jordan Wallace, 31; industrial cleaning firm worker Alan Keelan, 42; retiree Robert Stewart, 70; sheet metal worker Richard Townsend, 38; and senior paramedic Jonathan Kirk, 43. Two others are alleged 'non-contact offenders': kitchen firm sales rep David Graves, 60, and self-employed mechanic Daniel Rayner, 42. Four other men have already pleaded guilty to various offences related to the case.

How it is being reported

• Husband who drugged and raped wife for over 20 years 'expects to die in prison' and wants to 'tell truth', trial of nine men accused of sex offences against her hearsNine men are on trial accused of committing sexual offences against the husband's wifeManchester Evening News · 5 Nov, 16:58
• Raped wife could have died from drugs given by husband, court hearsNine men are on trial for sexual offences against a woman drugged by her husband for 20 years.BBC Manchester · 5 Nov, 14:56
• Trial of nine men hears rapist husband was 'monster'Prosecutors say a husband who raped his drugged, unconscious wife was a "monster".BBC Manchester · 4 Nov, 18:06
• Husband who drugged and raped wife for over 20 years was 'monster', jury toldNine men are on trial and deny sexual offencesManchester Evening News · 4 Nov, 17:49

In this story: Stockport · Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court · Louise Oakley · Philip Wild · Mohammed Sabir · Jordan Wallace · Alan Keelan

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