A convicted paedophile who raped a schoolgirl and two other children died of natural causes while in prison, a coroner has concluded. Patrick Mugford was jailed in May 2022 after assaulting and raping the Canterbury pupil two decades earlier. The attack left her so traumatised she ended up drinking three litres of cider a day “to black everything out” while partially living on the streets. Mugford, who was 68 and living in Cornwall when arrested, later told security staff in the dock at Maidstone Crown Court: “I’m going to die… ” as details of his late-night attack were outlined. Speaking duri…
