{"id":369745,"date":"2026-08-13T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-judge-sentences-pair-for-killing-two-men-they-had-drugged\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:00:22","slug":"live-judge-sentences-pair-for-killing-two-men-they-had-drugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-judge-sentences-pair-for-killing-two-men-they-had-drugged\/","title":{"rendered":"Live: Judge sentences pair for killing two men they had drugged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5p8qbvVVAvk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Live: Judge sentences pair for killing two men they had drugged\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5p8qbvVVAvk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A man and a woman have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of an 80-year-old man from the Cotswolds and a 37-year-old man from Banbury in Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n<p>Following a joint investigation by Gloucestershire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police, Adina Mihai, aged 31, and Madalin Dumitru, aged 30, both formerly of Ilford in Essex, appeared via video link at Oxford Crown Court\u00a0this morning\u00a0(Wednesday 24 June) where they pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of both men.<\/p>\n<p>The pair also entered guilty pleas to two further counts each of administering poison.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man and a woman have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of an 80-year-old man from the Cotswolds and a 37-year-old man from Banbury in Oxfordshire. 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