A man has admitted sexually assaulting a woman who was allegedly drugged and raped by her husband without her knowledge.

The woman’s husband broke down in tears last month after admitting 60 charges relating to the drugging and rape of his wife over a 20-year period.

The man, who is in his 60s and cannot be named to protect his wife’s identity, repeatedly sobbed as he pleaded guilty to dozens of charges including rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault and attempted rape.

He also admitted administering a substance “with the intention of stupefying or overpowering” her “so as to enable” sexual activity between November 2004 and October 2025.

As the husband admitted two further charges at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester today, one of 12 men accused of offences against the woman also pleaded guilty.

Unemployed Sean Peers, 38, from Stockport, admitted assaulting the woman by penetration on September 15, 2024.

Judge Maurice Greene told Peers that he would now be subject to a notification requirement under the Sexual Offences Act.

Peers was granted bail and will be sentenced at a later date.

Appearing by video link, the husband entered guilty pleas today to additional charges of raping his wife on August 17, 2025, and sexually assaulting her on June 29, 2025.

His guilty pleas now cover a total of 62 charges.

The alleged offending took place at the family home in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and continued until the man’s arrest in October 2025.

A further 11 men are due to stand trial later this month over their alleged involvement.

The men are aged between 29 and 74 and include an ambulance paramedic once pictured meeting Prince Harry during a royal visit, a former nightclub DJ and an ex-football club chief executive.

A thirteenth man, Keith Fotheringham, 59, a technician at the University of Dundee, had previously admitted his role.

Fotheringham pleaded guilty in February 2026 to four offences committed between 2023 and 2025: conspiracy to rape, conspiracy to commit assault by penetration, conspiracy to administer a substance with intent, and assault by penetration.

Ambulance paramedic Jonathan Kirk, 43, from Stockport, denies charges of rape, conspiracy to rape and conspiracy to commit assault by penetration between 2023 and 2025.

The oldest of the accused, pensioner Graham Brougham, 74, is charged with the same offences as Kirk, also over two years. He has entered not guilty pleas.

Meanwhile, former DJ Robert Stewart, 70, of Stockport, a divorced father-of-two and grandfather, denies two rapes and one count of conspiracy to rape between September and November 2025.

The youngest defendant, Mohammed Sabir, 29, of Heald Green, Stockport, faces five counts: three rapes, conspiracy to rape and conspiracy to commit assault by penetration between 2023 and 2025. He denies them all.

Married father-of-two Alan Keelan, 42, from Manchester, works as an accounts clerk and is a coach with Benchill Celtic Junior Football Club, Wythenshawe, one of the city’s oldest junior teams.

Keelan denies rape, two counts of attempted rape and one of conspiracy to rape between June and November 2025.

Dog walker and delivery driver Jordan Wallace, 31, from Stockport, denies rape, attempted rape and conspiracy to rape between May and November 2025.

Father-of-three Philip Wild, 58, of Stockport, a taxi driver, has pleaded not guilty to counts of attempted rape, conspiracy to rape, assault by penetration, conspiracy to commit assault by penetration and sexual assault between 2023 and 2025.

Former Taunton Football Club chief executive Karl Lindsay, 56, of Taunton, Somerset, is not accused of assaulting the victim – but of conspiracy to administer a substance with intent over two years.

The father-of-five, who has been married for over 34 years, is also accused of conspiracy to rape and conspiracy to sexually assault by penetration in the same period. He denies the charges.

Richard Townsend, 37, of Heywood, Greater Manchester, denies one count of conspiracy to commit assault by penetration and one count of assault by penetration.

Daniel Rayner, 42, from Whitstable, Kent, faces the same counts as Lindsay and has also pleaded not guilty.

And David Graves, 59, of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, denies conspiracy to rape, conspiracy to commit assault by penetration and conspiracy to commit sexual assault.

All the defendants are in custody apart from Wallace, Kirk, Brougham and Keelan, who have been granted bail.

Fotheringham is on remand in prison and will be sentenced at a later date. 

A trial scheduled to start later this month is expected to last for at least two months.

The death of television presenter Richard Morecroft, who was 70, has prompted renewed questions about how Voluntary Assisted Dying operates in Australia.

The ABC and SBS veteran, remembered for anchoring ABC News and hosting SBS’s Letters and Numbers, died on Tuesday “at a time of his choosing” after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

News of Morecroft’s death left some members of the public uncertain about whether he had legally chosen to end his life.

“Is assisted dying legal in Australia?” one person asked online, while another wrote: “Is this legal?”

Some also questioned whether the term “euthanasia” accurately described the process.

In New South Wales, where Morecroft lived, the legal framework for ending one’s life with medical assistance is known as Voluntary Assisted Dying, or VAD.

VAD has been available in NSW as a legal end-of-life option since November 2023, following the introduction of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022.

Voluntary Assisted Dying is now legal in most Australian states, while the Northern Territory became the final jurisdiction to pass legislation in August this year.

The Northern Territory’s VAD program is expected to begin being introduced in 2028.

The scheme enables an eligible person with an advanced and terminal illness to receive medical assistance to bring about their death.

The prescribed medication may be administered by a doctor or nurse, or taken by the eligible person themselves.

Applicants must satisfy a range of conditions, including having an advanced, progressive disease or medical condition. They must also undergo formal assessments by two independent medical practitioners.

Morecroft’s family announced his death in a tribute shared on his Instagram account on Tuesday evening.

“Sadly, our beloved Richard died today, at a time of his choosing, on the south coast of NSW,” the statement said.

“He was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and was grateful to go peacefully, with his partner of 36 years, Alison Mackay, beside him.”

The family tribute continued: “We are devastated to lose such a warm, generous and caring human and hope that all those who knew him, if only through their TV screens, will remember him fondly.

“Vale Richard Morecroft 20/01/56 – 06/10/26”.

Richard’s former Letters and Numbers co-star Lily Serna paid tribute to him on Wednesday, sharing a number of unseen images documenting the media legend’s more private side. 

‘Such a rare and wonderful man. I was lucky enough to land my first TV gig with Richard and he showed me the ropes with such grace and patience,’ she wrote in a post on Instagram. 

‘He was a TV veteran who was humble, kind and so generous with his time and knowledge, loved by cast and crew alike. 

‘There was so much more to him than the news anchor people knew him as. 

‘He was fun, adventurous, quirky and enthusiastic. He was an artist and photographer, always finding patterns in nature, and an eco warrior with a deep love for animals and the natural world. 

‘I’ll treasure our conversations about the meaning of art and his patience with my maths brain trying to make sense of it all. I’ll treasure our friendship always.’

Born in Leicestershire, England, and moving to Adelaide as a child, Morecroft forged a career as one of Australia’s most respected television journalists.

After a stint in radio, Morecroft joined the ABC in the 1980s, making his mark as an anchor for ABC News NSW, a role he kept for almost 20 years. 

Between 2010 and 2012, Morecroft was the host of game show Letters and Numbers on SBS Television.

Morecroft also made a mark as an author, with his memoir, 20 Years from the Waist Up: Tales of a TV News Anchor, published in 2002.

He additionally authored a number of children’s titles, created in collaboration with his partner, Alison. 

Richard was so recognisable as a steadfast news anchor that he made cameos, as himself, in a series of TV shows and movies, including Muriel’s Wedding, Lantana and Police Rescue. 

In later years, Morecroft became associated with environmental issues as a trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature and a patron of WIRES, as well as working with the Taronga Foundation and the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales.

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A GP was allegedly beaten and strangled to death by her husband while hosting a children’s sleepover, a court has heard.

Mark Cain, 45, appeared before Norwich Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with murdering his wife, 45-year-old GP Hannah Cain, who is reported to have treated members of the Royal Family.

Ms Cain was discovered dead at the couple’s home in Dersingham, Norfolk, during the early hours of Sunday. Children were reportedly staying at the property for a sleepover at the time.

Wearing a black jumper, Cain spoke only to confirm his identity during the five-minute hearing. He showed no visible emotion in court.

District Judge Matthew Bone formally told him he faced a murder charge.

Prosecutor Jacqui Hanlon said the ambulance service alerted police at 2.25am on Sunday after receiving a report that a 45-year-old man had suffered a stab wound in what was believed to be a robbery.

“Hannah Cain was found in an upstairs bedroom not breathing and not conscious,” Ms Hanlon told the court.

“A preliminary post-mortem noted blunt force injury to the side of the head had been inflicted.

“Also an injury which could be suggested was compression of the neck. There were children in the house at the time.”

A preliminary hearing is due to take place at King’s Lynn Crown Court tomorrow. The judge told Cain: “I am sending your case to King’s Lynn Crown Court.

“In the meantime, I remand you in custody. I have no power to grant you bail.”

The Crown Prosecution Service authorised the charge on Tuesday evening, after Cain was arrested in connection with his wife’s death.

Ms Cain worked as a GP and is understood to have provided medical care to members of the Royal Family, including senior figures such as Queen Camilla, according to reports.

The King and Queen are said to have been informed of her death.

The surgery in nearby Grimston where Ms Cain worked was closed on Monday. Colleagues said the decision followed “extremely difficult circumstances affecting our practice team”.

Professionally known as Dr Hannah Terry, Ms Cain also worked for the cosmetic treatments company Norfolk Sky Aesthetics.

A spokesperson for the surgery wrote on social media: “We are sorry to let patients know that Grimston Medical Centre, including the dispensary, is temporarily closed due to extremely difficult circumstances affecting our practice team.

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‘We apologise for the disruption and appreciate your patience and understanding at what is a very difficult time for our colleagues.’ 

Bouquets and tributes were left at the scene in the hours after Ms Cain’s death as forensics teams and police officers began their probe.

Villagers described the area as a normally peaceful spot and said they had been shocked by the tragedy.

One, who described how Ms Cain had lived in the area for around ten years, said: ‘She was just a lovely human being with three gorgeous young children.’

A neighbour in his 90s added: ‘I very rarely saw them. The children were lovely, two boys and a younger girl.

‘They used to kick their football into my garden and I’d throw it back to them, or they’d come and ask me if they could come in and look for it.’

Another man who has lived in the area for half a century said there was little crime there.

‘Dersingham might not have a centre but it’s got a heart,’ he said.

Another resident said: ‘It’s the sort of place where if you forget to lock your car and leave it out all night nothing will happen to it.’

One mourner, meanwhile, posted on Facebook: ‘Fly high and sleep well Dr Terry. You never deserved this to happen, heaven has gained an angel.

‘You were a lovely doctor who listened to us and helped us. Thinking of you and your family and your children and friends.’ 

A statement released by Norfolk Police on Tuesday read: ‘A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Dersingham.

‘He was arrested after a woman’s body was found at an address in Fern Hill in the early hours of Sunday 4 October 2026.

‘Subject to confirmation at formal inquest proceedings the woman has been identified as 45-year-old Hannah Cain.

‘A Home Office post-mortem examination took place yesterday – the outcome of which is that the cause of death is pending further investigation.

‘This afternoon 45-year-old Mark Cain, of Fern Hill, Dersingham was charged with Hannah’s murder.

‘He has been remanded in custody to appear before Norwich Magistrates’ Court tomorrow morning.

‘Specialist officers are continuing to support Hannah’s family, who have asked for privacy at this difficult time.’