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Yorkshire Ripper loses appeal

Friday 14 January 2011 at 9:21 pm | In News | Post Comment The Yorkshire Ripper has lost his attempt to overturn his life sentence.

Peter Sutcliffe was sentenced to 20 life sentences in 1981 after murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven in Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.

Sutcliffe was transferred to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital in 1984.

He also applied to have a minimum jail term set in July last year so that he might be able to apply for parole.  Today the appeal was rejected by the High Court.

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