Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies after refusing treatment for Covid

Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper, has died in hospital on Friday (November 13, 2020), a Prison Service spokesman said.
By Colin Ainscough
Published 13th Nov 2020, 08:05 GMT
Updated 13th Nov 2020, 08:22 GMT
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Peter Sutcliffe reportedly refused treatment for coronavirus earlier this week at the University Hospital of North Durham, three miles from the maximum security Frankland jail where he was an inmate.

Two weeks ago, the serial killer was treated at the same hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack.

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He went back to prison but returned to the hospital after developing coronavirus.

British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. 'The Yorkshire Ripper,' in police custody, 1983.British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. 'The Yorkshire Ripper,' in police custody, 1983.
British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. 'The Yorkshire Ripper,' in police custody, 1983.

A Prison Service spokesman said: “HMP Frankland prisoner Peter Coonan (born Sutcliffe) died in hospital on November 13. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has been informed.”

Sutcliffe had a range of conditions including heart trouble, diabetes and obesity

He was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and the North West between 1975 and 1980.