Manchester police pay £8,000 to woman urged to drop rape claim

Woman says officer suggested she and husband talk to alleged attacker to set record straight'

Greater Manchester police (GMP) have paid out 8,000 to a woman who reported being drugged and raped, only to be pressed into dropping the case without a proper investigation because nothing will come of it".

The 31-year-old woman, who is married with three children, reported the rape on 14 July 2019, a few hours after waking up disoriented at the alleged perpetrator's house in Wigan, Greater Manchester.