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Allitt was branded the "Angel of Death" following her conviction. She was caught after an investigation was launched into the number of medical emergencies among babies on the ward. Her trial heard she was suffering from the rare Munchausen syndrome, in which people harm themselves or others for attention. It was also told of her "intensely disturbed behaviour", including self-harming since childhood.

High Court judge Mr Justice Burnton said he was satisfied that she was suffering from "an abnormality of mind" when she committed the offences. He said her crimes had condemned the families of the dead and injured children to "a life sentence, from which there is no remission, no release on licence". She was jailed in for life with a minimum term of 30 years.

Allitt entered pleas of not guilty to all charges. In the documentary Trevor McDonald and the Killer Nurse , Allitt reportedly told close friends before her trial that she would never go to prison. After one week in prison, she refused to eat or drink and was moved to Rampton Secure Hospital.

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Two leading experts, forensic psychiatrist Jeremy Coid and criminologist Elizabeth Yardley, examined Allitt's mental state when she was arrested and concluded she was not mentally ill and should be in prison, not a hospital. Allitt reportedly admitted to all 13 of her crimes in a failed application to remain at Rampton Secure Hospital and permanently avoid prison.

None of the families of Allitt's victims had been told of her full confession in the failed application. Allitt's motives have never been fully explained. According to one theory, she showed symptoms of a factitious disorder also known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy. On 3 October , it was reported that Allitt was appearing before a mental health tribunal to be assessed for a potential transfer to a mainstream prison.

If the transfer takes place, Allitt will be eligible for parole after six months. Ward Four: Can you spot Munchausen by Proxy? Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. English serial killer born Grantham , Lincolnshire , England.

Early life [ edit ]. This led to her being housed at the psychiatric hospital near the village of Woodbeck — which has also previously detained high-profile prisoners including Charles Bronson — under the Mental Health Act Allitt appeared before a mental health assessment panel in October , seeking a transfer to a mainstream prison from where she would become eligible to apply for parole.

But that request was reportedly denied in December, meaning Allitt remains at Rampton today. The i Paper. Alex Dakers. August 26, pm Updated pm.