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| Trans woman Maddison Wilson charged with rape in Southampton dies | Trans woman Maddison Wilson charged with rape in Southampton dies |
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| Maddison Wilson died on 14 February, two days after a previous court appearance | Maddison Wilson died on 14 February, two days after a previous court appearance |
| A transgender woman who was due to appear in court charged with the rape and sexual assault of children has died. | A transgender woman who was due to appear in court charged with the rape and sexual assault of children has died. |
| News of the death of Maddison Wilson, who was born male but identified as a woman, was given in Southampton Crown Court ahead of a plea hearing she was due to attend on Wednesday. | |
| The prosecutor told the judge Ms Wilson, who was 37, was "deceased" and a coroner's court listing stated she died on 14 February. | The prosecutor told the judge Ms Wilson, who was 37, was "deceased" and a coroner's court listing stated she died on 14 February. |
| A spokeswoman for Hampshire Coroner's Office said the provisional cause of death was hanging. | A spokeswoman for Hampshire Coroner's Office said the provisional cause of death was hanging. |
| Maddison Wilson had been due to attend a plea hearing at Southampton Crown Court | Maddison Wilson had been due to attend a plea hearing at Southampton Crown Court |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | A full inquest has been listed to be heard on 20 January 2026. |
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