Andrew Davies, the serial rapist known as the 'Coronation Street Rapist', has died in prison at the age of 69. Davies, who also used the names Andrew Barlow and Andrew Longmire, was serving 13 life sentences for a series of attacks across northern England in the 1980s.
Davies, from Bolton, targeted women alone in their homes, often lying in wait after their husbands or fathers left in the morning. His crimes spanned Greater Manchester and four other counties. He was released on licence in March 2023 after 34 years, but was recalled to prison six weeks later for breaching his licence conditions.
A parole board hearing in July 2024 rejected his challenge to the recall, concluding he posed 'a very high risk of a contact sexual offence'. He died from natural causes on 28 February 2026 at HMP Moorland, a category C prison near Doncaster. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.
One of his victims, raped at knifepoint in 1987, told the Manchester Evening News: 'It's a relief... but it isn't. I still relive what he did to me.' A Prison Service spokesperson said: 'These were despicable crimes, and our thoughts remain with the victims of Andrew Davies.'
