‘Fit’ 79-year-old dead an hour after Shipman visit

An elderly patient who was ‘‘fanatical’’ about home security was found dead at her home with both doors to her bungalow unlocked and just an hour after Dr Harold Shipman’s car was seen parked outside, the inquiry into the family doctor’s crimes heard today.

Marjorie Waller was said to be a ‘‘very fit’’ 79-year-old was found fully dressed, collapsed on her bed in April 1996.