Ripper sued
A writ claiming damages has been issued against the Yorkshire Ripper by a woman whose daughter was his sixth victim. It is believed to be the first time a murderer has been sued by the relative of a victim. Mrs Irene MacDonald, aged 59, a widow, is suing Peter Sutcliffe, the 35-year-old Bradford mass murderer now serving a life sentence at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight. Mrs MacDonald’s daughter, Jayne, aged 16, a shop assistant, was murdered while walking home after an evening out with a boyfriend on June 26, 1977. Mrs MacDonald lost her husband Wilfred, aged 60, a few months after the murder and said he died of a broken heart. — London.
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Press, 2 November 1981, Page 13
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