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'The man who drugged and raped me was freed from prison and went on to kill'
bbc.com • • world
Key Points:
- Richard Scatchard, who drugged multiple women over 40 years and killed his partner Kelly Faiers in 2023, should never have been released from prison according to one of his victims, Krystyna, who publicly shared her abuse experience for the first time.
- Scatchard was jailed twice, released on licence in 2013, but breached conditions by hiding relationships and using false identities, ultimately coercing Kelly into taking lethal sleeping tablets.
- Experts, including the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and a former detective, criticize the criminal justice system for failing to prevent Scatchard’s repeat offending and question the effectiveness of monitoring dangerous abusers.
- The National Crime Agency highlights a growing international problem of men drugging and raping women, sometimes filming assaults and sharing them online, calling for urgent action to address this hidden form of abuse.
- Following Kelly’s death, the Ministry of Justice increased probation funding and supervision, while police apologized to her family; however, the coroner noted limited options to prevent her death given the information available at the time.
