A WOMAN who was allegedly drugged by her husband so that other men could rape her has reportedly died from injuries caused by the abuse.
The 39-year-old’s body was found on a waterbed covered in blood by her teenage daughter at their home in Marchtrenk, Austria.
The horrific case has been dubbed Pelicot 2.0 by prosecutors in reference to the Gisèle Pelicot case where a French woman was drugged and abused by her husband and dozens of other men.
Emergency services were called to the scene on June 25, where they found the husband intoxicated, according to 20 Minuten.
He reportedly told cops that his wife had died during rough sex, and cops did not initially suspect the 51-year-old of any wrongdoing.
But an autopsy revealed horrific, fatal injuries that suggested that her death was linked to something much more sinister.
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When police searched the man’s mobile phone, they allegedly found a trove of incriminating evidence.
The day before his wife’s death, he is said to have looked up home remedies to incapacitate a person.
Investigators also believe he repeatedly let other men rape her over an extended period for €500 (£430) per time.
The man is also alleged to have referred to his wife as “dead meat” in text messages.
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He was arrested along with a neighbour, who is accused of sexually assaulting the woman twice, including on the night of her death.
He is understood to have left the house before she died.
Disturbing texts between the men allegedly saw them discussing the abuse, as revealed by Austrian newspaper Krone.
The outlet said the husband sent his neighbour a photo of his unconscious wife on the night of her death.
In one text, he wrote: “I’ll get her properly drunk. Then you can have sex with her again. The way she was whining the other day was amazing.”
The neighbour responded: “She almost screamed. You cover her mouth again.”
He also thanked the man for “allowing me to use her”.
Another text confirmed that the wife did not consent to the act, with the husband writing: “She’s not participating willingly”.
He also wrote: “If it worked, if I had date rape drugs, I would regularly make her available for you to rape.”
Several more suspects are currently under investigation.
he allegations have drawn immediate parallels to the Gisèle Pelicot case.
The high-profile French trial saw Pelicot’s husband, Dominique, drug her for nearly a decade and invite dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious.
Brave Gisèle, who waived her anonymity, became a symbol of resistance after revealing she had no memory of the assaults and had been abused by at least 72 men.
That landmark trial exposed a sprawling network of men recruited online, a vast archive of videos and photos documenting hundreds of assaults.
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It also revealed a sick grooming pattern in which Pelicot’s husband mixed powerful sedatives into her food and drink.
That case, which concluded with sweeping convictions in December 2024, set a stark legal and cultural benchmark in France.