Death of victim a ‘missed opportunity’ to uncover doctor’s crimes

THE death of one of Harold Shipman’s victims in 1995 was a “missed opportunity” to uncover the serial killer’s crimes, a report revealed yesterday.

Shipman went on to murder more than 100 people after the death of Renate Overton, 47, in April 1995 at Tameside General Hospital.

For 14 months before her death, Mrs Overton had been in a coma following a visit at her Hyde home by Shipman in February 1994 to treat her for an asthma attack.