The families of dozens of dead women raped by murderer David Fuller will get up to six figure payouts from the NHS
Fuller, 68, who abused more than 100 dead women and children in NHS facilities while working as an electrician, also murdered two women in 1987.
"The families of each of the victims have had a difficult enough time as it is grieving for the death of a loved one. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust said in a statement on Thursday: "The Trust is pleased that a compensation scheme has now been agreed and approved by the Department of Health and Social Care for the families of the victims of David Fuller's mortuary crimes.
Knell beat and strangled 25-year-old Wendy Knell and 20-year-old Caroline Pierce to death and sexually assaulted them in separate attacks in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in 1987. It is now believed he abused 101 victims in morgues. The sick crimes took place over 12 years before he was arrested in December 2020.
He ultimately pleaded guilty to the murders of Ms Knell and Ms Pierce and 51 other offences, including 44 charges relating to 78 victims in mortuaries. Kent Police said its investigation found 23 further victims, all dead adult women. Ten have not been identified.Ten charges under section 70 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 relating to offences involving 10 identified victims;
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