Beverley Allitt
Beverley Gail Allitt (born 4 October 1968) is an English serial killer who was convicted of murdering four infants, attempting to murder three others, and causing grievous bodily harm to a further six at Grantham and Kesteven Hospital, Lincolnshire between February and April 1991. She committed the murders as a State Enrolled Nurse on the hospital's children's ward.
Beverly Allitt | |
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| Born | Beverly Gail Allitt 4 October 1968 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England |
| Status | Incarcerated |
| Other names | The Angel of Death |
| Motive | Attention due to factitious disorder imposed on another |
| Criminal penalty | 13 life sentences, 4 counts of murder, 5 counts of attempted murder, 6 counts of GBH |
| Details | |
| Victims | 13 (4 deaths) |
Span of crimes | February – April 1991 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Weapon | Insulin, unknown toxic substances |
Date apprehended | 1991 |
| Imprisoned at | Rampton Secure Hospital |
Allitt administered large doses of insulin to at least two of her victims and a large air bubble was found in the body of another, but police were initially unable to establish how all of the attacks were carried out.
In May 1993, Allitt received thirteen life sentences at Nottingham Crown Court. The sentencing judge, Justice David Latham, told Allitt that she was "a serious danger" to others and was unlikely ever to be considered safe enough to be released. Allitt is currently detained at Rampton Secure Hospital in Nottinghamshire. She became eligible for release on parole after her minimum tariff of thirty years' imprisonment expired in November 2021.