Trans woman Maddison Wilson charged with rape in Southampton dies
Ms Wilson, of April Square, Portsmouth, had been due to face charges of rape of a girl under 13 and causing a girl aged five to engage in sexual activity – both of which were alleged to have taken place in Hull, in 2011.
She had also been charged with the sexual assault of a three-year-old boy and causing a boy, aged three, to engage in sexual activity – both of which were alleged to have taken place in Southampton in 2017 and 2020.
The court heard the charges would now be formally discontinued.
Her death has been listed at the Portsmouth Coroner’s Court, which said she died in Southsea two days after she appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court.
A full inquest has been listed to be heard on 20 January 2026.
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