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Police misconduct case scrapped

2009-06-29T15:31:13

A DETECTIVE who was "out of his depth" investigating serial killer Harold Shipman will not face disciplinary action.

Detective Inspector David Smith, 49, will avoid misconduct proceedings following a probe by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

It said despite questions over his "honesty and integrity," the breaches may be difficult to prove.

Shipman case doctors found guilty

2007-10-04T15:45:56

TWO doctors who failed to report killer GP Harold Shipman for giving huge doses of morphine to a patient have been found guilty of serious professional misconduct.

Doctors alleged to have misled inquiry

2007-10-04T15:45:55

DOCTORS who cared for one of Shipman's murder victims gave misleading or contradictory evidence to the official inquiry, a tribunal heard.

Jail rapped in Shipman death probe report

2007-10-04T15:45:56

NO ONE could have stopped Harold Shipman from committing suicide apart from the serial killer himself, an independent report has found.

Remembering those tragically taken from us

2007-10-04T15:45:57

A GARDEN of tranquility to commemorate those who died at the hands of Harold Shipman has opened in Hyde Park.

Pensioner WAS killed by Shipman

2009-06-29T15:18:05

A NEW inquest into a patient of ex-Hyde GP Harold Shipman ruled the pensioner was murdered.

The fresh inquest was ordered into the death of Marjorie Hope-Waller following an application to the High Court, in the light of fresh evidence aired at the Shipman Inquiry.

Mrs Hope-Waller's was the only inquest where coroner John Pollard had delivered an open verdict, in the light of available evidence before the inquiry sat.

Shipman jewels not going to widow

2007-10-04T15:44:55

PRIMROSE Shipman will not get her hands on jewellery possibly belonging to the victims of her serial killer husband.

Killer GP's closest pal was pervert

2007-10-04T15:49:34

AN evil collection of killers, rapists and sex beasts made up Shipman's circle of friends in maximum security Wakefield prison.

No change in Shipman's behaviour

2007-10-04T15:49:34

HAROLD Shipman's death was 'entirely consistent with suicide', according to a crime scene investigator.

Killer threatened suicide in secret prison diary

2007-10-04T15:49:33

EXTRACTS from Shipman's secret diary reveal he grew so depressed at his situation he threatened suicide within a year.

GP 'opened up' to prison doctor

2007-10-04T15:49:33

SERIAL killer Harold Shipman 'broke down' in front of a prison doctor less than a month before he was found hanged in his cell.

Wife heard news of death on radio

2007-10-04T15:49:32

HAROLD Shipman's wife broke her silence to reveal that the family found out he had died by hearing it on the news.

Shipman was cremated, officials admit

2007-10-04T15:49:31

SERIAL killer Harold Shipman has been cremated in a secret ceremony, it has been confirmed.

Guards 'taunted' mass murderer

2007-10-04T15:49:30

KILLER GP Harold Shipman was taunted by a prison officer after being stripped of his privileges weeks before his death, an inquest heard.

Shipman's suicide chat

2007-10-04T15:49:29

SERIAL killer Harold Shipman talked a fellow inmate out of suicide and told him 'life is sacred' - one week before taking his own life.

Shipman pharmacist is cleared of drug charges

2007-10-04T15:49:28

A PHARMACIST who gave out large amounts of morphine to mass murderer Harold Shipman will keep her job and escape disciplinary action.

‘Another blow for victims’ relatives’

2007-10-04T15:49:26

THE son of one of Harold Shipman victims, Barry Swann, is outraged over Primrose Shipman's claims to property seized during the murder investigation.

GP's contempt for his victims

2007-10-04T15:45:54

SHOCKING TV footage has revealed the utter contempt Harold Shipman had for his victims.

GP mocked his victims

2007-10-04T15:49:25

SHIPMAN mocked his victims in letters he wrote from his prison cell to close friends.

Shipman killed at least 250 patients

2007-10-04T15:49:25

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl was probably among at least 250 patients killed by Shipman, a public inquiry has ruled.

'Anxious to see reform'

2007-10-04T15:49:22

SHIPMAN'S killing spree would not have happened if proper systems had been in place, Dame Janet Smith has claimed.

Victim died because she annoyed GP

2007-10-04T15:49:20

NEW evidence suggests Shipman killed one of his victims because she had annoyed him.

New inquest on Shipman patient

2007-10-04T15:49:18

TAMESIDE'S coroner is to re-open an inquest into the death of an elderly patient of killer GP Harold Shipman.

Shipman 'blunder' doctor cleared

2007-10-04T15:49:18

A PATHOLOGIST who botched a post-mortem examination and failed to raise the alarm about killer GP Harold Shipman - enabling him to murder more than 100 further victims - was cleared of serious professional misconduct.