May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help. These are the words from the oath taken by every medical practitioner in the world. Ellen Higson - The 84-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Marler Road, Hyde, on February 4, 1985. [60], The Shipman case, and a series of recommendations in the Shipman Inquiry report, led to changes to standard medical procedures in the UK (now referred to as the "Shipman effect"). Even though Shipman stated it as due to general health conditions, the victims daughter Mrs. Woodruff was suspicious, especially after finding out about an alternate will of her mother which was written in the name of Shipman. Samuel Mills - The 89-year-old retired warehouseman, of Ogden Court, Hyde, died at his home on November 23, 1996 after being seen by Shipman. Hn b kt n t chung thn v thm phn yu cu vnh vin gi hn trong t. His motives were unclear; some speculated that Shipman may have been seeking to avenge the death of his mother, while others suggested that he thought he was practicing euthanasia, removing from the population older people who might otherwise have become a burden to the health care system. Decision: Unlawful killing. Ivy Lomas - The 62-year-old widow died at Shipman's surgery in Market Street, Hyde, on May 29, 1997. 5th October 1999: Shipman's murder trial begins in Preston Crown Court, where he's on trial for killing 15 elderly patients. Shipman refused to take part in courses which would have encouraged acknowledgement of his crimes, leading to a temporary removal of privileges, including the opportunity to telephone his wife. Following his mothers death, Shipman went on to marry Primrose May Oxtoby while studying medicine at Leeds University Medical School. [36] After Shipman's death, his body was taken to the mortuary at the Medico Legal Centre in Sheffield by undertakers van for a post-mortem examination. When the police tried to question him or show him photos of his victims, he sat with his eyes shut, yawned, and refused to look at any evidence. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Murder. Shipman's last victim was Kathleen Grundy, a former mayor of Hyde who was found dead at her home on 24 June 1998. According to the public inquiry into his crimes, the former family doctor killed at least 250 of his patients over 23 years. FacebookHarold Shipmans private practice, where he killed his most vulnerable patients. Grundy's body was exhumed and found to contain traces of diamorphine (heroin), often used for pain control in terminal cancer patients. David Jones - Died on December 22, 1993. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. The Grisly Story Of Harold Shipman, The British Doctor Who Killed His Patients For Pleasure. Scam in the medical field is not a new scenario. Over the next two months, the bodies of another 11 victims were exhumed. Bertha Moss - The 68-year-old widow, of Newton Hall Court, Hyde, died during a check-up appointment at Shipman's Market Street surgery on June 13, 1995. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). In March 2005, when Primrose asked for its return, police wrote to the families of Shipman's victims asking them to identify the jewellery. Shipman died by suicide by hanging himself in his cell at HM Prison Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on 13 January 2004, aged 57. Decision: Unlawful killing, Irene Aitken - The 65-year-old widow, of Burkitt Street, Hyde, died on July 31, 1995, after she was given a lethal injection of diamorphine by Shipman at her home after he called in while passing. [70] This provided a "stark narrative" that focused on personal tragedies. HAROLD SHIPMAN - the serial killer who claimed the lives of up to 250 people by lethal injections of morphine - considered himself to be a 'medical god', unearthed accounts reveal. Ada Hilton - The 88-year-old woman was found dead at her home in St John's Drive, Godley, on July 12, 1995 an hour after a home visit by Shipman. Decision: Murder (convicted). Enid Otter - The 77-year-old widow died at her home in Waverly Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, on September 29, 1997 after she was visited by Shipman when she complained of chest pains and swollen feet. The three-part series interviews friends and family of Shipman's victims as well as those who suspected the doctor of killing his patients but who is Harold Shipman? All died from lethal injections of diamorphine between 1995 and 1998 and he took his own life. July 2003: The second and third Shipman Inquiry reports are published, where Dame Janet Smith criticises the police's investigation. Decision: Unlawful killing. Public DomainHarold Shipman killed himself in his jail cell in 2004. Laura Frances Linn - Died on February 13, 1988. Marion Carradice - The 80-year-old widow, of Kensington Street, Hyde, died at her home on August 14, 1989 after a visit from Shipman requested because she felt dizzy. He was convicted of killing Marie West, Irene Turner, Lizzie Adams, Jean Lilley, Ivy Lomas, Muriel Grimshaw, Marie Quinn, Kathleen Wagstaff, Bianka Pomfret, Norah Nuttall, Pamela Hillier, Maureen Ward, Winifred Mellor, Joan Melia and Kathleen Grundy by lethal injections of diamorphine, all between 1995 and 1998. The pair had four children together, and from the outside, Shipmans life was the picture of normality. Lillian Cullen - The 77-year-old widow, of Foxholes Road, Hyde, died at her home on May 30, 1996 minutes after being alone with Shipman, who had visited to discuss her tablets. Mary Alice Smith - Died at Chartist House on May 17, 1994 after. He would target the vulnerable, with his oldest victim being 93-year-old Anne Cooper and his youngest 41-year-old Peter Lewis. Samuel Harrison - The 87-year-old man of Lodge Lane, Newton, died after being given an injection by Shipman during a home visit on January 9, 1982. Anne Lillian Ralphs - The 75-year-old who lived in Baron Road, Gee Cross, Hyde died on September 20, 1996. Decision: Unlawful killing. John Crompton - The 82-year-old widower, of Gloucester Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, died at his home on March 21, 1995 shortly after a visit from Shipman. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Woodruff reported Shipman to the police, who opened up an investigation and found traces of heroin (diamorphine), often used to treat terminal cancer patients, in her body. [45], In January 2001, Chris Gregg, a senior West Yorkshire Police detective, was selected to lead an investigation into 22 of the West Yorkshire deaths. Jack Shelmerdine - The 77-year-old of Wordsworth Close, Dukinfield, died in at Tameside Hospital on November 28, 1979, after receiving a course of treatment from Shipman. Decision: Unlawful killing, Winifred Arrowsmith - The 70-year-old widow died at her home in warden-controlled accommodation at Chartist House, Hyde, on April 24, 1984 during a routine visit by Shipman. Joseph Shaw - The 88-year-old man died after a lethal injection by Shipman during a visit to his home in Talbot Road, Newton, on March 3, 1995. Grundy's daughter, solicitor Angela Woodruff, became concerned when fellow solicitor Brian Burgess informed her that a will had been made, apparently by her mother, with doubts about its authenticity. Decision: Unlawful killing. The script of the play comprised edited verbatim extracts from the Shipman Inquiry, spoken by actors playing the witnesses and lawyers at the inquiry. But the course of Shipman's life changed when he was just 17. Harold Shipman was born in Nottingham, England in 1946. [3] [14] A year after his conviction on charges of murder, the interview was re-broadcast on Tonight with Trevor McDonald. Yet no one knew that at the same time, the good doctor was secretly killing his patients. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. On January 13, 2004, Shipman was found hanged in his cell at Wakefield Prison. The Shipman Inquiry was the report produced by a British governmental investigation into the activities of general practitioner and serial killer Harold Shipman. Dorothea Hill Renwick - The 90-year-old widow died at her home in Dowson Road, Gee Cross, Hyde. Recommended. Mona Ashton White - The 63-year-old, of Thorpe Hall Grove, Newton, Hyde, died on September 15, 1986 following a lethal injection from Shipman. Decision: Murder (convicted). Shipman was convicted of her murder on January 31, 2000 at Preston Court. Arthur Bent - The 90-year-old widower, of Meadowfield Court, Hyde, died at his home on May 22, 1995. Money! The crude preparation of Diamorphine is Heroin which is sold in powder to patches. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Simultaneously, Shipman insisted that Grundy was addicted to a drug like morphine or heroin and pointed to his notes as evidence of this. He was the middle of 3 children. All these doctors were found not guilty. Beatrice Toft - The 59-year-old widow died at home in Marler Road, Hyde. Decision: Unlawful killing. Joan May Melia - The 73-year-old died at her home in Commercial Street, Hyde, on June 12, 1998 after a visit from Shipman. It was not until June 1998 that sufficient evidence arose. He died after hanging himself in his cell at Wakefield Prison. Harold Shipman was caught after he murdered 81-year-old Kathleen Grundy. Shipman committed suicide while in prison, hanging himself in his cell. Mr Justice Forbes subsequently sentenced Shipman to life imprisonment on all 15 counts of murder, with a recommendation that he be subject to a whole life tariff, to be served concurrently with a sentence of four years for forging Grundy's will. Kathleen McDonald - The 73-year-old spinster, of Carter Place, Hyde, died at home on February 22, 1985 after Shipman visited. Jane Shelmerdine - The 80-year-old died from a lethal injection at her home in Napier Street, Gee Cross, on February 21, 1996, after Shipman visited. Hilda Mary Couzens - The 92-year-old widow, of Knott Lane, Hyde, died at her home on February 24, 1993 after a visit by Shipman. Local residents rushed to help the victim as he fought for his life after the brutal and savage attack. Experts would later speculate that this was the moment that inspired his sadistic killing spree and modus operandi. Dr Harold Shipman was able to conceal his wilful malpractice and kill many patients because he relied on others having no reason to question or suspect malpractice when he certified the causes. Shipman was present at the time of her death. He was convicted of her murder on January 31, 2000 at Preston Crown Court. According to the Shipman Inquiry, which took place in 2002, Deborah Massey, who worked at Frank Massey and Sons funeral parlour, raised the alarm in March 1998 after noticing a high death rate among Shipman's patients and a large number of cremation forms that he had countersigned, while another GP also informed the Medical Defence Union. Brenda Ashworth - The 63-year-old woman, of Meadowfield Court elderly persons' complex in Hyde, died at her home in June 1995 after she asked Shipman to visit to treat a chest infection. Decision: Unlawful killing. He was charged with the murders of 15 women by lethal injections of diamorphine, all between 1995 and 1998: Shipman's legal representatives tried unsuccessfully to have the Grundy case tried separately from the others, as a motive was shown by the alleged forgery of Grundy's will. He killed himself using his bedsheets to hang at the windows. Criminal experts have long studied Harold Shipman, trying to figure out what drove the seemingly caring family doctor to kill his patients. [35] He was pronounced dead at 8:10a.m. A statement from Her Majesty's Prison Service indicated that he had hanged himself from the window bars of his cell using his bed sheets. John Charlton - The 81-year-old, of Ogden Court, Hyde, died at his home on October 16, 1989 after a visit from Shipman. Episodes will be spread across the week. Decision: Unlawful killing. In 1998, police had seized over 10,000 worth of jewellery they found in his garage. Shipman witnessed his mother's pain subside, despite her terminal condition, until her death on 21 June 1963. A few years later he started to work as a general practitioner at Todmorden, in Lancashire. He killed . [20] Prescription for Murder, a 2000 book by journalists Brian Whittle and Jean Ritchie, suggested that Shipman forged the will either because he wanted to be caught, because his life was out of control, or because he planned to retire at 55 and leave the UK. Decision: Unlawful killing. Shipman adalah seorang dokter yang diam-diam telah membunuh pasiennya dan menjadi salah satu pembunuh berantai paling produktif di dunia. Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 13 January 2004), known to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English general practitioner and serial killer. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. In 1998 one of his patients, an 81-year-old woman, was discovered dead in her home only hours after Shipman visited her. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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