Between June 2011 and January 2012 Stepping Hill Hospital in Manchester, England, was plagued by a string of unexplained deaths and poisoning attacks on the patients being treated there. The attacks seemed to happen at random and patients were falling ill at all times of the day and night. The staff were confused as to why these patients were falling ill, but then they found a contaminated bag of saline… 

This episode explores the attacks that happened at Stepping Hill Hospital and goes into detail about each of the victims of this crime. We discuss what happened when the police first made an arrest and the subsequent investigation that followed.

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Sources used in this episode:

Documentary: Crimes That Shook Britain - Ep 4 Stepping Hill 

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