Ministers agree to hold independent inquiry into David Fuller abuse

Sajid Javid reveals police have so far confirmed Fuller abused 100 corpses in Kent hospitals over 12 years

Ministers have bowed to pressure to hold an independent inquiry into how hospital worker David Fuller serially abused female corpses in mortuaries for over 12 years.

Announcing the review, the health secretary, Sajid Javid, said: We have a responsibility to everyone affected by these shocking crimes to do right by those we've lost, and those still left behind in their shock and their grief."