08/01/01 - I'm now cured claims
Sutcliffe
Daily Record
YORKSHIRE Ripper Peter Sutcliffe claims he is cured.
The 54-year-old, who murdered 13 women, says top Broadmoor
psychiatrist Andrew Horne told him he "no longer
considered me a danger".
His chilling claims come almost 20 years to the day
he was arrested. Sutcliffe, who was told he should serve
at least 30 years, believes he has been cured of the
"voices from God" he once blamed for making
him kill.
The Jehovah's Witness has been told that it is possible
he will one day be freed.
In a revealing letter to a penpal, Sutcliffe said:
"At my last Mental Health Review Tribunal, Dr Horne
told them he no longer considered me a danger to anyone.
So I was pleased about that as he was so right. I now
realise how ill I was all those yearsago."
Sutcliffe's condition has recently "improved considerably"
according to hospital staff, who regard him as a model
inmate.
He now spends most of his spare time "living quietly
in solitude" and enjoys reading the Bible and listening
to the radio. Sutcliffe also still speaks warmly of
his ex-wife Sonia.
A Home Office spokesman admitted it would take a "very
brave" Home Secretary to agree Sutcliffe was cured
and should be freed. |
