Harold Shipman Research Paper

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Jeffryanis Roman

Mr. Smith

Criminal Justice

12 March 2024

Harold Shipman The Doctor Of Death

HOW DOES A SURGEON SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB? HE HOLDS IT UP AND THE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND HIM.

Harold Shipman was born January 14, 1946, in Nottingham, England, the middle child of a working-class family and to a controlling mother Vera. She was a housewife, while her father, Harold Shipman, drove a large truck. His mother made him feel superior from an early age, which poisoned most of his connections in the future and left him a lonely teenager with few friends. Vera's influence was a major factor in his decision to keep a distance from his peers. This separation is to become visible in the coming years. To say that he was her favorite is and will forever be an understatement.

Vera chose when and with whom Harold might play, he was the only male who consistently wore a tie while the other boys were permitted to dress more casually. His sister Pauline was seven years older, and his brother Clive, four years younger. Harold was the one Vera had the most hope for. Vera was diagnosed with lung cancer on Christmas Eve,
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Toxicology was a key component of the case against Dr. Shipman, defense attorney Nicola Davies informed the court. The forensic scientist Julie Evans testified in court, having examined the amounts of morphine discovered in the bodies of some of the victims. Mrs. Evans stated that samples collected from Kathleen Grundy's liver and thighs revealed a "substantial amount" of the medication. Sadly, the other victims' bodies were cremated. Samples from the bodies of additional suspected victims, including Bianka Pomfret, Winifred Mellor, Joan Melia, Ivy Lomas, Marie Quinn, Irene Turner, Jean Lilley, and Muriel Grimshaw, also tested positive for morphine. Shipman was sentenced to life in prison and was recommended to never be