A 39-year-old Austrian woman who was allegedly drugged by her husband so other men could rape her has died from injuries sustained during the abuse. Prosecutors have linked this case to a similar one involving Gisele Pelicot, a French woman who was repeatedly raped after being drugged by her husband. The woman's husband and a neighbor are under arrest for their alleged roles in the abuse, with police finding incriminating text messages on the husband's phone that detail his involvement. According to reports, the husband referred to his wife as "dead meat" and stood to earn up to 500 Euros per session from allowing other men to rape her.
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An Austrian woman who was allegedly drugged by her husband so that other men could rape her has died of the injuries she sustained while being sexually abused.
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The disturbing case has been called 'Pelicot 2.0' by prosecutors, in reference to Gisele Pelicot, a French woman who was raped by dozens of men on numerous occasions after being drugged by her husband.
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On June 25, emergency services were called to the couple's home in Marchtrenk, Austria, after the 39-year-old woman was found lifeless and covered in blood on a waterbed by her teenage daughter.
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Her husband, who was intoxicated, initially told first responders his wife had an accident during 'rough sex', news outlet 20 Minuten reports.
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Police did not initially suspect the 51-year-old husband.
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However, an autopsy and a search of his phone revealed that the woman's death was linked to something more sinister.
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Following his wife's death, police found that the man disposed of the waterbed and deleted an app on his phone.
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Cops discovered that just days before his wife's death, the man had allegedly looked up how to drug someone on his device.
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He subsequently drugged his wife repeatedly over an extended period and handed her unconscious to men for payment, including on the night she died, local media reports.
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A woman from the Austrian town of Marchtrenk has died after her husband allegedly drugged her so that other men could rape her.
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The woman's husband was paid up to 500 Euros per session and would refer to his wife as 'dead meat' in text messages.
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Her husband has been arrested alongside a neighbour, who is accused of sexually assaulting the woman twice, including on the night of her death.
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He is understood to have left the house before she died.
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Text messages between the two men were found to mention the alleged abuse of the woman, newspaper Krone reports.
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On the night of her death, her husband allegedly sent his neighbour a photo of his unconscious wife.
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In one text, the woman's husband wrote: 'I'll get her properly drunk.
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Then you can have sex with her again.
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The way she was whining the other day was amazing.'
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His neighbour responded: 'She almost screamed.
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You cover her mouth again.'
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He also thanked the woman's husband for 'allowing me to use her'.
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In another text, the husband revealed his wife had not consented to the acts.
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He wrote: 'She's not participating willingly.'
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He also said: 'If it worked, if I had date rape drugs, I would regularly make her available for you to rape.'
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The day before the woman's death, her husband also allegedly shared photos of his wife with the man, and in a separate text message wrote: 'But he does know that it's a real rape and she would never go along with it?'
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More suspects remain under investigation as a police probe continues.
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The case follows the high-profile trial that shocked France in 2024, in which Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging his wife Gisele for almost a decade and inviting dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious.
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He was found guilty on all charges last year and sentenced to 20 years in prison, which was the maximum possible.
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He admitted his role and did not appeal.
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All 50 of his co-defendants were also found guilty of various charges related to the case.
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The case has been likened to that of Gisele Pelicot (pictured in October 2025) who was raped by dozens of men on numerous occasions after being drugged by her husband
The trial drew international attention after Gisele opposed a closed hearing, a demand made by several defendants.
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The court sided with her.
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Her courage inspired campaigners against sexual and sexist violence, and the shocking case spurred a national reckoning over rape culture in France.
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The evidence included stomach-churning homemade videos of rapes and assaults that Dominique Pelicot filmed in the couple's home in the small Provence town of Mazan and elsewhere.
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