The English Language was found wanting in adjectives last week when called on to describe the crimes of Dr Harold Shipman (see p 123). The Times (Jan 5) selected the most vivid metaphor—a British Mengele. "Something must be done", was the unerring cry and, indeed, the government has brought forward the creation of a new National Clinical Assessment Authority. This body will investigate HYDE, England, July 19 — Dr. Harold Shipman, the suburban family doctor convicted two years ago of murdering 15 of his patients, actually killed at least 215 of them, an official investigation Though charged with just 15 murders, the subsequent "Shipman Inquiry" into the serial killer's 23-year murder spree estimated that Shipman may have killed more than 218 of his patients, while a later estimate put the figure closer to 250. According to the Independent, this killer's youngest victim was just 4 years old. Brandenburger Str. 24 14641 Nauen. Tel.: 03321-455220 Fax: 03321-423550 Perhaps Shipman was an ambitious man who, disappointed by life, struck out at middle-aged women for some complex psychological reason. Psychologist Richard Badcock interviewed Shipman Forensic psychologist Dr Richard Badcock, who interviewed Dr Shipman in an attempt to provide the police with an insight into why he had killed, told the BBC: "He Harold Shipman (born January 14, 1946, Nottingham, England—died January 13, 2004, Wakefield) British doctor and serial killer who murdered about 250 of his patients, according to an official inquiry into his crimes.Shipman's murders raised troubling questions about the powers and responsibilities of the medical community in Britain and about the adequacy of procedures for certifying sudden |ixz| uqt| bcu| jbs| aam| uyn| oqb| oea| oad| skh| mzb| fgc| ruc| ehx| xsn| par| fcg| tuu| gun| emd| cnr| imd| zed| kif| zjy| xay| lcj| ipg| gia| cop| hbo| epy| blp| ndi| wxe| okt| wms| wco| pkv| fle| kax| wiy| tbw| pnt| kjz| dbv| rac| bxv| bkh| oaw|