Hunt for seventh man linked to drugging and sex assaults of woman
A manhunt is underway for a seventh man connected with a string of sex offences against a woman.
Six men have been charged with offences including rape and sexual assault against Joanne Young, 48, who has waived her right to anonymity.
One of the accused is her ex-husband, Philip Young, who faces 56 charges related to drugging and raping Ms Young.
These alleged offences took place between 2010 and 2023 in Swindon.
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Wiltshire Police are still seeking the public’s help in identifying another man over the case.
He is described as of a large build with distinctive scarring to the back of his head.
He also has prominent lips, a hairy body, and balding with short or shaved hair.
Crucially, there is one distinctive tattoo on the left side of his chest at the time of the images.
The pictures were taken in April-May 2022, which is when the alleged sexual assault he is linked to occurred.
Officers first issued the appeal in July, but Wiltshire Police have confirmed to Metro that it is active.
Who are the men charged?
Philip Young, 49, formerly from Swindon but now living in Enfield, has been charged with 56 sexual offences, including multiple counts of rape, administering a substance with intent to stupefy / overpower to allow sexual activity, voyeurism, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme images.
Norman Macksoni, 47, of Wood End Close, Sharnbrook. He is a black British national and has been charged with one count of rape and possession of extreme images.
Dean Hamilton, 47, of no fixed abode. He is a white British national and has been charged with one count of rape and sexual assault by penetration and two counts of sexual touching.
Conner Sanderson Doyle, 31, of Crofton Road, Swindon. He is a white British national and has been charged with sexual assault by penetration and sexual touching
Richard Wilkins, 61, of Tattershall, Toothill, Swindon. He is a white British national and has been charged with one count of rape and sexual touching
Mohammed Hassan, 37, of Torun Way, Swindon. He is a British Asian male and has been charged with sexual touching.
In a powerful statement she has spoken of the trauma she’s faced since the alleged offences.
She said: ‘I jump constantly at noises, movements and even shadows.
‘I wake up having recurring nightmares that someone is there touching me, and although I am screaming, no sound comes out and nobody is coming to save me.
‘I try to survive each day and hope the next one is better. It feels like it never ends.’
Det Supt Geoff Smith, of Wiltshire Police, said the prosecutions of the six men were a ‘significant update in what is a complex and extensive investigation’.
He added: ‘The victim in this case, Joanne, has taken the decision to waive her automatic legal right to anonymity.
‘She has been supported by specially trained officers from the beginning of the process and she has made the decision following multiple discussions with officers and support services.’
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