GP who poisoned mother’s partner while disguised as Covid nurse given 31 years

Thomas Kwan tried to murder Patrick O’Hara with fake jab while dressed as nurse in attempt to protect his inheritance

‘Stranger than fiction’: Thomas Kwan’s plan for murder

A “money obsessed” GP who poisoned his mother’s partner while disguised as a nurse administering a fake Covid booster jab has been jailed for 31 years and five months.

Thomas Kwan, 53, had denied attempting to murder Patrick O’Hara but changed his plea to guilty after one day of evidence at his trial at Newcastle crown court.

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