Three more men accused of raping woman ‘after she had been drugged by husband’

Three men appeared at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court and denied offences in connection with the alleged drugging and sexual abuse of a woman by her husband (Picture: PA)

Three more men have appeared in court accused of plotting to rape an unconscious woman who was allegedly drugged and sexually abused by her husband for more than 20 years.

The husband, who is aged in his 60s but cannot be named, denies 48 charges including rape, conspiracy to rape and administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower.