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It’s too late for my mother and friend, but the assisted dying bill could end the appalling suffering of countless others, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Child N’s mother told a public inquiry ‘nothing effective’ had been done by NHS authorities since the crimes of Beverley Allitt and Harold Shipman

Catherine Hudson drugged two patients on the stroke ward of Blackpool Victoria Hospital to give herself an easier life. She has been jailed for seven years and two months. Her colleague, Charlotte Wilmot, who conspired with her to drug a third patient, was given a three-year jail term.

Other lives: GP who served the same practice in Greater Manchester for more than a quarter of a century

British nurse Lucy Letby was last week sentenced to life in prison for murdering seven infants in her care, and attempting to murder a further six.

Ministry of Justice confirmed 70 criminals are currently serving a whole-life order in UK

Letters: Dr Chris Clough and David Canter on people with psychopathic traits

As Letby is convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others, we look at other examples of killers who exploited a position of trust

Her silence is a hallmark of the serial killer, but ‘beige’ nurse did not display the usual warning signs