Drug rape killer should never have been freed, says victim
Summary
Richard Scatchard, a man who drugged and assaulted multiple women over 40 years, was released from prison on licence in 2013 and later killed his partner in 2023. One of his victims, Krystyna, spoke publicly about her abuse and said Scatchard should never have been freed because he was always dangerous.Key Facts
- Richard Scatchard was jailed twice for drugging and assaulting women and received four life sentences in 2000.
- He was released from prison on licence in 2013 but later killed his partner, Kelly Faiers, in 2023 by coercing her into taking sleeping tablets.
- Krystyna, a victim, spoke out publicly about being drugged and abused by Scatchard starting in 1997.
- Scatchard filmed himself drugging and assaulting women, including Krystyna.
- Experts and a former police detective believe Scatchard should not have been released due to his danger to women.
- After Kelly’s death, Scatchard went on the run and was found dead six months later.
- The National Crime Agency said drugging and raping women is a growing international problem that needs urgent attention.
- Dame Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner, called Scatchard’s case an example of hidden drug-facilitated abuse and questioned the strength of systems monitoring dangerous offenders.
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