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Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe moved from Broadmoor to prison | Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe moved from Broadmoor to prison |
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Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe - known as the Yorkshire Ripper - has been moved to prison after three decades at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. | Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe - known as the Yorkshire Ripper - has been moved to prison after three decades at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital. |
A health tribunal has found 70-year-old Sutcliffe no longer needs treatment for any mental disorder. | A health tribunal has found 70-year-old Sutcliffe no longer needs treatment for any mental disorder. |
In 1981 he was convicted of 13 murders and seven attempted murders and given 20 life sentences. | In 1981 he was convicted of 13 murders and seven attempted murders and given 20 life sentences. |
He was transferred to Broadmoor in 1984 after he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. | He was transferred to Broadmoor in 1984 after he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. |
Before he was moved to the high security institution in Berkshire, the killer spent three years at Parkhurst prison on the Isle of Wight. | |
The BBC understands that transferring Sutcliffe to prison could save up to £250,000 a year. | |
Sutcliffe, a former lorry driver from Bradford, now calls himself Peter Coonan. | Sutcliffe, a former lorry driver from Bradford, now calls himself Peter Coonan. |
Plans for his transfer emerged earlier in August and he is thought to have been moved to Frankland prison in Durham on Wednesday. | |
Commenting on the move, a Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: "Peter Coonan will remain locked up and will never be released for his evil crimes. | |
"Decisions over whether prisoners are to be sent back to prison from secure hospitals are based on clinical assessments made by independent medical staff. | |
"The High Court ordered in 2010 that Peter Coonan should never be released. This was upheld by the Court of Appeal. | |
"Our thoughts are with Coonan's victims and their families." | |
Between 1975 and 1980 Sutcliffe preyed on women across Greater Manchester and Yorkshire. He mutilated them and beat them to death. | |
He was caught in January 1981 when police found him in his car with a woman working as a prostitute. | |
They discovered he had a fake licence plate and weapons including a screwdriver and hammer in the boot. | They discovered he had a fake licence plate and weapons including a screwdriver and hammer in the boot. |
Sutcliffe's victims | Sutcliffe's victims |
Wilma McCann, aged 28, Leeds, October 1975 | Wilma McCann, aged 28, Leeds, October 1975 |
Emily Jackson, aged 42, Leeds, January 1976 | Emily Jackson, aged 42, Leeds, January 1976 |
Irene Richardson, aged 28, Leeds, February 1977 | Irene Richardson, aged 28, Leeds, February 1977 |
Patricia Atkinson, aged 32, Bradford, April 1977 | Patricia Atkinson, aged 32, Bradford, April 1977 |
Jayne McDonald, aged 16, Leeds, June 1977 | Jayne McDonald, aged 16, Leeds, June 1977 |
Jean Jordan, aged 21, Manchester, October 1977 | Jean Jordan, aged 21, Manchester, October 1977 |
Yvonne Pearson, aged 22, Bradford, January 1978 | Yvonne Pearson, aged 22, Bradford, January 1978 |
Helen Rytka, aged 18, Huddersfield, January 1978 | Helen Rytka, aged 18, Huddersfield, January 1978 |
Vera Millward, aged 41, Manchester, May 1978 | Vera Millward, aged 41, Manchester, May 1978 |
Josephine Whittaker, aged 19, Halifax, May 1979 | Josephine Whittaker, aged 19, Halifax, May 1979 |
Barbara Leach, aged 20, Bradford, September 1979 | Barbara Leach, aged 20, Bradford, September 1979 |
Marguerite Walls, aged 47, Leeds, August 1980 | Marguerite Walls, aged 47, Leeds, August 1980 |
Jacqueline Hill, aged 20, Leeds, November 1980 | Jacqueline Hill, aged 20, Leeds, November 1980 |