Doctor admits disguising himself as a nurse to try to kill his mother's partner with poison

Chock Full o Nuts · Oct 7, 2024

Doctor admits disguising himself as a nurse to try to kill his mother's partner with poison: "Stranger than fiction"

Prosecutors said Thomas Kwan used his "encyclopedic knowledge" of poisons in his plot to kill Patrick O'Hara.

www.cbsnews.com

British doctor on Monday admitted trying to kill his mother's long-term partner, who stood between him and an inheritance, by injecting the man with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine.

Prosecutors say Thomas Kwan pretended to be a community nurse delivering booster shots and injected Patrick O'Hara with a toxic substance, likely a pesticide. O'Hara, 72, was given a toxin which caused a "rare and life-threatening flesh-eating disease," Newcastle Crown Court heard, the BBC reported.

..Kwan forged documentation, used a vehicle with fake license plates and disguised himself with head-to-toe protective clothing, tinted glasses and a surgical mask to visit the home in Newcastle that O'Hara shared with Kwan's mother, Jenny Leung, in January

The next day, in pain and with a blistered arm, O'Hara went to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. Part of his arm was cut away to stop it spreading, and O'Hara spent several weeks in intensive care.

Terrible. One twisted SOB right there.

Phys251 · Oct 7, 2024

Chock Full o Nuts said:
Doctor admits disguising himself as a nurse to try to kill his mother's partner with poison: "Stranger than fiction"

Prosecutors said Thomas Kwan used his "encyclopedic knowledge" of poisons in his plot to kill Patrick O'Hara.

www.cbsnews.com

Terrible. One twisted SOB right there.

Someone's going to prison over this. As they should.

Jessie C · Oct 7, 2024

So much for the implication of the original hypocratic oath...first, do no harm. There's nothing scarier than a rogue Doctor or other medical professional.

Manc Skipper · Oct 7, 2024

Bizarre doesn't come close! The victim complained of pain at the injection, but only went to hospital the next day because of blistering at the site! He's a tough old bird!

DrewPaul · Oct 7, 2024

Chock Full o Nuts said:
Doctor admits disguising himself as a nurse to try to kill his mother's partner with poison: "Stranger than fiction"

Prosecutors said Thomas Kwan used his "encyclopedic knowledge" of poisons in his plot to kill Patrick O'Hara.

www.cbsnews.com

Terrible. One twisted SOB right there.

Agreed. In TV shows murderers are often depicted as clever and diabolical who concoct a fool proof plot to murder someone. In TV some equally clever detective doggedly uncovers all the clues and inconsistencies. This will probably become a TV plot.

Doctor admits disguising himself as a nurse to try to kill his mother's partner with poison

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