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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

NHS doctor killed his partner’s father with poison, civil court finds

Royal Courts of Justice
The family court at the Royal Courts of Justice where the judgment was made in the context of a dispute over arrangements for former couple’s child. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

An NHS doctor killed his partner’s father and almost caused the deaths of her and her mother by giving them a poison that is popular among murderers, a London court has ruled.

He poisoned the trio with thallium then tried to cover his tracks, did not deploy his medical knowledge to help his partner and lied about what happened, the judge found.

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