Honeytrap thieves jailed for killing men they had drugged

Image source, Thames Valley PoliceImage caption, Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru were both jailed for 17 yearsA couple who drugged men seeking sexual services in order to steal from them have been jailed for killing two men and poisoning others.Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru admitted the manslaughter of Gary Mouat, 36, from Oxfordshire, and Malcolm King, 80, from Gloucestershire, in 2025 and 2024 respectively.The pair also each admitted two further counts of administering poison to surviving victims on the first day of their trial in June. Mihai and Dumitru were both sentenced to 17 years in prison at Oxford Crown Court.Mihai, who posed as a sex worker, and her partner Dumitru, arranged to meet men paying for services she had advertised online at their homes.The court heard four had their alcoholic drinks spiked with the powerful sedative gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) so the pair could steal from them. Two men died as a result, while two others - who cannot be named due to reporting restrictions - survived.Image source, Thames Valley PoliceImage caption, The couple killed Malcolm King, 80, from Gloucestershire, and Gary Mouat, 36 from BanburyJulian Evans KC, prosecuting, said Dumitru would drop Mihai at the victim's home and wait nearby, apparently armed with weapons in case of trouble.After encouraging the victim to drink the alcohol laced with GBL, Mihai would wait until the victim fell unconscious, before looking for property to steal, such as cash, aftershave, jewellery and expensive watches, Evans said."Although the defendants performed different roles within the enterprise, they acted together, and with a shared intention, one they had agreed upon in advance," he said.He said the defendants, who previously lived in Birmingham before moving to Ilford, were "willing to act in this way out of greed".Image source, Thames Valley PoliceImage caption, Adina Mihai filmed a TikTok video while Madalin Dumitru drove the pair to Gary Mouat's home on 12 July 2025A video statement made by Gary Mouat's eight-year-old son was played during the sentencing hearing.He said: "My daddy was funny, silly, loving and a trickster, we always used to prank each other."Why did you have to kill my daddy, you could have just taken the money, he was really kind, he would have given it to you."He was my daddy and now he's gone."Sentencing, Mrs Justice Brunner KC said "many hearts have been broken" due to the actions of the defendants, whose roles were "equally significant".She said the pair had a "joint plan to covertly drug the men" and gave "little thought to the consequences of your actions". This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X, external to get the latest alerts.