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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robyn Vinter

UK nurse jailed for killing four patients is denied chance to appeal

Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell was convicted in 2008 of murdering four elderly women. Photograph: West Yorkshire Police/PA

A nurse convicted of murdering four patients and trying to kill a fifth will not be allowed to appeal to the supreme court, judges have ruled.

Colin Campbell, 49, was jailed for life in 2008 for killing Doris Ludlam, Bridget Bourke, Irene Crookes and Ethel Hall on orthopaedic wards in hospitals in Leeds.

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