{
  "id": 7385045,
  "title": "UK man admits to drugging, raping wife over two decades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/uk-man-admits-to-drugging-raping-wife-over-two-decades",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T19:50:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/uk-man-admits-to-drugging-raping-wife-over-two-decades/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A British man in his 60s has pleaded guilty to over 60 offences, including drugging and raping his wife over two decades. According to the South China Morning Post, he admitted 45 charges, including 21 counts of rape, 15 counts of assault by penetration, and 11 counts of sexual assault, as well as administering a substance to stupefy his wife.\n\nThe offences took place between 2004 and 2025, with prosecutors alleging that the woman was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted in her own home while she was unconscious, having been drugged by her husband.\n\nThe man's wife is entitled to lifelong anonymity, and as a result, he also cannot be named. A dozen other men are also charged with sexually abusing the victim from 2018 to 2025, but they have denied the offences.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Man admits drugging and raping wife for 20 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/man-admits-drugging-and-raping-wife-for-20-years",
        "published": "2026-09-14T16:54:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "UK man admits to drugging, raping wife over two decades",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/uk-man-admits-to-drugging-raping-wife-over-two-decades-7385827",
        "published": "2026-09-14T19:54:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}