'Insane' Brady to stay in hospital

Moors Murderer Ian Brady is to remain a patient at a maximum security hospital in the UK after losing his £250,000 legal bid to be transferred to a jail.

'Insane' Brady to stay in hospital

Moors Murderer Ian Brady is to remain a patient at a maximum security hospital in the UK after losing his £250,000 legal bid to be transferred to a jail.

The decision following a week-long public hearing means the infamous paedophile killer will stay in Ashworth Hospital on Merseyside for the forseeable future on the grounds that he is mentally insane.

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