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

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-02T17:56:03+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/02/trial-of-nine-men-accused-of-abusing-woman-drugged-and-raped-by-husband-begins
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/trial-of-nine-men-accused-of-abusing-woman-drugged-and-raped-by-husban-a8afdd/

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 home Nine 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 t

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