'Yorkshire Ripper' Peter Sutcliffe rushed to hospital amidst concerns of failing health
Peter Sutcliffe was ordered to serve 20 concurrent life sentences in 1981 for the murder of 13 women.
Peter Sutcliffe, better known as the "Yorkshire Ripper," has reportedly been rushed to hospital after his health began to fail. The 72-year-old is serving 20 concurrent sentences of life imprisonment for the murder of 13 women, as well as the attempted murder of seven others following his trial in 1981.
According to the Daily Mail, Sutcliffe was taken to the Sunderland Royal Hospital late on Sunday evening for treatment. The news was said to be confirmed by other patients at the hospital, who say they saw the serial killer surrounded by prison officers while waiting at one of the wards.