Murdered woman's family get damages
Damages of £47,500 have been awarded to the family of a elderly woman, after she was murdered by a nurse while staying in hospital.
Colin Norris was found guilty last year of killing four women by giving them huge insulin and diamorphine overdoses while working at two hospitals in Leeds in 2002.
Doris Ludlam was killed by Norris while she was at Leeds General Infirmary receiving treatment for a broken hip and a heart condition.
Following the conviction of Norris, 33, Mrs Ludlam's family started a claim against the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, seeking damages.
The settlement, awarded for bereavement, damages, loss of pension, and support for the widower, was given after a hearing at Leeds Crown Court.
Mrs Ludlam's husband Walter, now 94, is being cared for in a nursing home.
Norris was convicted of four counts of murder and one of attempted murder at Newcastle Crown Court last year. He was sentenced to life and told he would serve at least 30 years in prison.
Speaking after the hearing, Elizabeth Hodgson, one of Doris Ludlam's daughters, said: "It has taken us seven-and-a-half-years to get here. I'm just pleased he lost his appeal and will spend another 28 years behind bars."