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Pair admit manslaughter after poisoning men in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire

The Guardian · Jun 24, 2026, 12:57 PM

Key takeaways

  • Madalin Dumitru, left, and Adina Mihai targeted men seeking sexual services between August 2024 and July 2025.
  • A woman posed as a sex worker and administered a deadly amount of sedative to two men so that she and an accomplice could steal from them.
  • Adina Mihai, 31, and Madalin Dumitru, 30, admitted the manslaughter of an 80-year-old Gloucestershire man and a 37-year-old from Oxfordshire.

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Madalin Dumitru, left, and Adina Mihai targeted men seeking sexual services between August 2024 and July 2025. Photograph: PAView image in fullscreen Madalin Dumitru, left, and Adina Mihai targeted men seeking sexual services between August 2024 and July 2025. Photograph: PAUK news Pair admit manslaughter after poisoning men in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire Woman posed as sex worker and drugged men in order to steal from them with accomplice

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Adina Mihai, 31, and Madalin Dumitru, 30, admitted the manslaughter of an 80-year-old Gloucestershire man and a 37-year-old from Oxfordshire.

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