Stop calling Sutcliffe by his pseudonym, pleads son of his first murder victim

Richard McCann, the son of Wilma McCann – a victim of Peter Sutcliffe (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The son of Peter Sutcliffe’s first murder victim has pleaded for all references to him as the Yorkshire Ripper to stop.

Richard McCann said Sutcliffe’s death on Friday brought him a sense of calm but this was shattered by the constant references to his pseudonym.