![]() He was convicted in 1981 and spent three decades at Broadmoor Hospital before being moved to HMP Frankland in County Durham in 2016. Peter Sutcliffe was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England. “Thankfully those attitudes are consigned to history and our approach today is wholly victim focused, putting them at the centre of everything we do." “A huge number of officers worked to identify and bring Peter Sutcliffe to justice and it is a shame their hard work was overshadowed by the language of senior officers used at the time, the effect of which is still felt today by surviving relatives. “Such language and attitudes may have reflected wider societal attitudes of the day, but it was as wrong then as it is now. In a statement, West Yorkshire Chief Constable John Robins said: "On behalf of West Yorkshire Police, I apologise for the additional distress and anxiety caused to all relatives by the language, tone and terminology used by senior officers at the time in relation to Peter Sutcliffe’s victims. The son of his first victim Wilma McCann had appealed for an apology. Senior West Yorkshire officers described some of the 13 women killed by Peter Sutcliffe, who has died aged 74, as "not so innocent". Sutcliffe also brutally attacked at least seven more women, who survived. Jacqueline Hill, 20, Leeds, November 1980 ![]() Josephine Whittaker, 19, Halifax, May 1979īarbara Leach, 20, Bradford, September 1979 Helen Rytka, 18, Huddersfield, January 1978 Yvonne Pearson, 22, Bradford, January 1978 ![]() Jean Jordan, 21, Manchester, October 1977 Patricia Atkinson, 32, Bradford, April 1977 Irene Richardson, 28, Leeds, February 1977 In May 1981, he was jailed for 20 life terms at the Old Bailey, with the judge recommending a minimum sentence of 30 years. He avoided detection for years due to a series of missed opportunities by police and only eventually confessed in 1981 after he was caught in Sheffield. Sutcliffe was serving a whole-life tariff for those murders, which took place across Yorkshire and the North West between 19. "Failings and mistakes that were made are fully acknowledged and documented," he added. He said: "The 1981 report by Sir Lawrence Byford and a subsequent review conducted by former West Yorkshire Police chief constable Colin Sampson identified the extensive efforts made by the inquiry team, as well as what clearly went wrong. The largest ever investigation by a UK police force was undertaken into the 13 murders carried out by Sutcliffe, as well as attacks on seven other women.Ĭh Con Robins said "lessons have been learned" from the force's much-criticised handling of the investigation. "Those who died and were assaulted, as well as those relatives who are still suffering today, are at the forefront of our thoughts and our condolences." In a statement, Ch Con John Robins, from West Yorkshire Police, said: "I am sure the news of his death will bring back a range of mixed emotions and trauma for surviving victims and relatives of those whose lives he cruelly took away. He was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 woman across Yorkshire and north-west England between 19. It was announced earlier that Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, has died in hospital aged 74.
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