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Man Who Raped Two Women at Holiday Inn and Spiked a Third Jailed for 12 Years

The judge deemed him a dangerous offender after attacks on women who were incapacitated by intoxication.

Overview

  • Philip Duffield, 25, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court to 12 years in prison with a further three years on extended licence.
  • A jury found him guilty of two counts of rape and one count of assault by penetration for offences committed in 2024.
  • CCTV shown at trial captured him carrying an unconscious woman into a Holiday Inn room in Shrewsbury that he had booked in advance.
  • In a separate incident in Birmingham, the court heard he spiked a woman's drink with vodka, Fanta and something else before sexually assaulting her, with medics later noting hallucinations and flickering eyes.
  • Judge Heidi Kubik KC said he was unrepentant and rejected claims of good character and sexual immaturity, while victim statements described anxiety, depression and disrupted education.