Peter Sutcliffe refused to be shielded from Covid, inquest hears

Serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper had been warned by prison authorities that he was vulnerable

Peter Sutcliffe, the convicted serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper, refused to be shielded in prison in the months before he died from the coronavirus, an inquest has heard.

Sutcliffe had been warned that he was vulnerable to Covid-19 by authorities at Frankland Prison near Durham.