Doctor as murderer
BMJPublished 5 February 2000Open access
Braden O’Neill
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This conviction of Harold Shipman adds to all the other concerns raised, although no evidence of recent drug misuse has been presented, it important not to appear to conclude that drug misusers turn into serial killers.
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