Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Streeting urged to investigate abortion pills by post after woman is poisoned in ‘grotesque crime’

The health secretary has been warned that a recent conviction over the use of abortion pills to poison a woman “could be the tip of the iceberg” unless safeguards are brought into place.

Former Tory minister Sir John Hayes has written to Wes Streeting in the wake of Stuart Worby’s conviction earlier this month at Norwich Crown Court. Worby, 40, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for obtaining “pills by post” to spike his then partner’s orange juice.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.