Judge jails rapist, 18, for 12 years after he phoned a funeral director to arrange his victim's funeral in front of her

Published 2 November 2026, 09:27

• Mike Loveridge's abuse was 'serious, persistent' and hurt several victims, said investigating officer Detective Constable Angelique Lihou.
• Animal cruelty was among the Didcot teenager's crimes, and he is banned indefinitely from keeping or caring for horses.
• Five restraining orders now protect the women he harassed and threatened, including a witness he tried to intimidate.

A teenager who phoned a funeral director in front of his victim to arrange her funeral has been jailed for 12 years.

Mike Loveridge, 18, of Newbury Road, Didcot, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on 29 October to eight years with a four-year extension, having been convicted of three counts of rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, exposing himself, and inflicting unnecessary suffering on a protected animal.

He also committed harassment, witness intimidation, and sent menacing communications between April and May 2026.

Detective Constable Angelique Lihou said his offending was "serious, persistent and caused significant harm to a number of victims."

Five restraining orders and an indefinite ban on keeping horses were also imposed.