[16][17], The other Thames sex worker murder that was linked to Hardy was that of Zoe Parker, who had last been seen in Hounslow in December 2000 before her dismembered torso was found in the river. Hardy was given three life sentences in November 2003 for the murders of three women, including White. Of course, the man who became known as the Camden Ripper shoulders the responsibility. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Anthony John Hardy [2] [3] (31 May 1951 - 26 November 2020) [4] was an English serial killer who was known as the Camden Ripper for dismembering some of his victims. Copyright 2023 The judge passes a sentence of life imprisonment. Panel chairman Vickie Isaac said: "The panel determined that it was clear from your first report that you had not adequately considered other possible modes of death, including asphyxia. The GMC was told at the start of the hearing in July its bid to introduce an additional case had been rejected on legal grounds, after it emerged that it had taken almost eight years to inform Dr Patel it was investigating a case. Dr Patel denies the misconduct charges and insists he was not criticised over the Hardy case. The statement did not say that Mr Hardy lied when asked if he had a key to the locked room where her body was discovered, or how he reacted when the key was found in the lining of a jacket by a police officer. In a move that would leave Hardy free to kill repeatedly, it was decided that there was insufficient evidence to charge him at the time. A wound to the head and a bite mark to the thigh were recorded, yet heart disease was given as her official cause of death. Nov 2002 Hardy is released is from hospital when doctors say he is no danger to public. Yorkshire cricket racism hearing: Michael Vaughan gives evidence, Simon Le Bon on state of music industry, politics and enduring success, Fountains Abbey: How monastic ruins are being preserved from climate change impact, Trump still leads GOP race nationwide, says Republican pollster Frank Luntz. Patel accepted that he did not adequately report on other possible causes of the marks of injury or their possible significance. Detective Chief Inspector Ken Bell, Metropolitan Police BBC News Online, 25 November 2003With the discovery of a female torso in his Camden flat, the hunt is on to locate and arrest the prime suspect, 51-year-old drifter, Anthony Hardy. He initially got away with the murder of Sally White in January 2002 due to an incorrect cause of death confirmed by disgraced pathologist Dr Freddy Patel. Having been on the New Journal for four months, Iwas sitting in court that day as a cub reporter still getting used to the inquest system that most people have no knowledge of unless a relative or friend dies in unusual circumstances. during the G20 protests faced fresh allegations today over examinations he carried out into a victim of the so-called "Camden Ripper". It found his work was not of the standard expected of a competent forensic pathologist and liable to bring the medical profession into disrepute.. The investigation has concluded and the matter has been subsequently classified as a No Crime.. It transpired police, albeit unintentionally, did not provide the full details to Dr Chan. The pathologist who examined the body of the Camden Ripper's first victim assumed she died of a heart attack, a hearing was told on Monday. In November 2003, he was sentenced to three life terms for three murders, but police believe he may have been responsible for up to five more. We are unable to comment on the specifics of any ongoing cases to avoid prejudicing hearings. Inside the bags is a female torso. It did not mention the clothing that had apparently been cut from Sally Whites body when she was dead. The panel also gave its findings on each specific aspect of Dr Patel's conduct in relation to whether it was irresponsible, not to standard and liable to bring the profession into disrepute. 8 unbelievable facts about Charles Bronson. by CHARLOTTE CHAMBERS. [10], Hardy pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal damage and claimed he had no knowledge of how White came to be in his flat due to his drinking problem. It follows the panel's investigation into three cases dating from 2003 to 2005. Its the same gut feeling I had because I spoke to another member of the team when we were talking in the office about it and I always had my concerns that he had done it. I never got over it. Elizabeth died brutally at the hands of "Camden Ripper" Anthony Hardy. It is at this stage in the investigation that police re-examine the suspicious death of Sally White. What would the playwright have made of the murders of Anthony Hardy? With the wealth of forensic evidence, the CCTV and victims identified, the police finally have evidence to charge Hardy with the brutal murders of all three women. Hardys strange behaviour raises concerns about his mental health and he is diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. Dr Freddy Patel, 63, who was criticised over his part in the investigation into the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests, omitted autopsy findings which he considered not "relevant". During the discussion over whether the case should be heard, Dr Patel described for the first time how he learned Hardy had pleaded guilty to Ms Whites murder. Prior to Elizabeth's death, Hardy had killed his next door neighbour Sally White, and Patel had concluded that despite Sally's violent bite wounds, and In the room the police found the naked dead body of a woman lying on a bed with cuts and bruises to her head. However, the panel found not proved allegations that Dr Patel did not dissect the body to look for areas of counter-pressure bruising on the back of the victim and that he did not consider evidence of recent sexual activity or the presence and position of blood staining on the wall near the bed. 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