Peter Sutcliffe under a blanket at right being led from Dewsbury Magistrates Court in Dewsbury by police officers in 1981. Photo: AP
Peter Sutcliffe under a blanket at right being led from Dewsbury Magistrates Court in Dewsbury by police officers in 1981. Photo: AP
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UK’s ‘Yorkshire ripper’ serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dies of coronavirus

  • Sutcliffe was serving concurrent life sentences for killing 13 women between 1975 and 1980
  • The former grave digger, who was arrested in 1981, had refused treatment after testing positive for Covid-19

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Updated: 8:54pm, 13 Nov, 2020

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Peter Sutcliffe under a blanket at right being led from Dewsbury Magistrates Court in Dewsbury by police officers in 1981. Photo: AP
Peter Sutcliffe under a blanket at right being led from Dewsbury Magistrates Court in Dewsbury by police officers in 1981. Photo: AP
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