Peter Sutcliffe, Yorkshire Ripper, dies aged 74

Serial killer was serving 20 life terms for murder of 13 women across north of England in late 1970s

Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper, has died in hospital, a Prison Service spokesman said.

Sutcliffe, 74, was serving 20 life terms at Frankland prison in County Durham for murdering 13 women and attempting to kill seven more in the late 1970s.