Iulian Lupu “The effect on the victim is very significant psychologically, and sadly this will be long-lasting.

Iulian Lupu and Romeo-Kiristian Macovei, both of Liverpool Road, Stoke-on-Trent, approached the woman in the early hours of 10 December 2023 in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

A clubber kidnapped by two men on a night out woke up in a Stoke-on-Trent property - where one of the criminals was naked. Now Iulian Lupu and Romeo-Kristian Macovei are waiting to hear their fate ...

Iulian Lupu, 56, and Romeo-Kristian Macovei, 31, appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Thursday (December 14) charged with kidnap/false imprisonment with intent to commit a relevant ...

Romeo-Kristian Macovei, 32, and 57-year-old Iulian Lupu - a convicted murderer - targeted their victim on December 10, 2023, when she 'found herself in difficulties' after a night out with friends.

Her attackers, Romeo-Kristian Maceovei, 32, and convicted murderer Iulian Lupu, 57, were found guilty of the sickening offences after a trial at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court in 2024.

Two kidnappers are being sentenced today after a clubber was raped at a Stoke-on-Trent address. Romeo-Kristian Macovei and Iulian Lupu pounced on the woman outside The Foyer, in Newcastle-under ...

Iulian Lupu “The effect on the victim is very significant psychologically, and sadly this will be long-lasting. Her life has been shattered by these events, she has physical and mental reminders ...