During the discussion over whether the case should be heard, Dr Patel described for the first time how he learned Hardy had pleaded guilty to Ms Whites murder. Hardy, who later confessed to murdering her, killed two other women after Ms Whites death. He earned an engineer's degree from Imperial College London and subsequently became the manager of a large company. After years of living in hostels, Hardys Camden flat was free from prying eyes and meant he was able to carry out his horrific crimes. The panel ruled that Dr Patel, 63, had taken an inflexible approach to his autopsy and gave only superficial consideration to the possibility Ms White had been strangled. He accepted that these could include cases where the victim was unconscious and did not resist. But Dr Chan, according to the health authoritys investigation, had not been given the full picture; not only by Dr Patels attempt to establish how Ms White had died, but by the police as well. He was suspended from his Home Office duties in July 2009 and In the last decade a number of other actions have been brought against him for questions raised after other post-mortems. The mother of another of Hardy's victims condemned the panel's sanction, saying her family were "disgusted and horrified" that he had not been struck off. Patel accepted that he did not adequately report on other possible causes of the marks of injury or their possible significance. I never got over it. THE pathologist who ruled one of the victims of Camden Ripper Anthony Hardy had died of natural causes has been suspended for four months. Both the agency and the Home Office declined to comment. Police shut down a potential murder inquiry against Hardy after Dr Patels findings. What would the playwright have made of the murders of Anthony Hardy? The killer returned to his flat and later in 2002 killed prostitutes Liz Valad and Bridgette MacClennan, chopping up their bodies and throwing them out in black bags. The whole team had a gut feeling he had done it., While they held these fears, there was no official outlet or investigation for them to share them with. Hardy, despite being at the scene when the body was discovered in his flat, was not asked to give evidence. He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey in November 2003 to killing three women at his council flat in Camden Town. The pathologist who examined the body of the Camden Ripper's first victim assumed she died of a heart attack, a hearing was told on Monday. I cant give you a date and a time and a place. Presumably, the police officers, the coroner of the day, the mental health services and even the council, as his landlord aware of Hardys low-level nuisance behaviour on the estate, would have been called to give evidence in an open forum. Do not sell or share my personal information. It was all too suspicious for some. A detective sergeant attached to the serious crime group wrote simply: Police have conducted an investigation and, although it is obvious that Mr Hardy is in need of psychiatric help, there is no evidence to suggest he was responsible for the death of Sally White. His reports on Hardy's first victim discouraged a police investigation that might have saved two other women, the GMC panel was told. The disciplinary panel found 29 allegations against Dr Patel were proved. The judge passes a sentence of life imprisonment. Police shut down a potential murder inquiry against Hardy after Dr Patels findings. Election Daily: Corbyn at manifestolaunch. It follows the panels investigation into three cases dating from 2003 to 2005. Asked when and in what manner he destroyed his notes on Ms Whites post-mortem, he said: Around that period [2007-8] I would take stock of all my reports and the ones out of date would be shredded. Between April and November 2002, Hardy spent time in psychiatric units at several hospitals, and within six weeks of being released he murdered Elizabeth Valad and Bridgette MacClennan. The decision not to pursue home visits was also vindicated by the findings. Hardy killed Sally White in January 2002. In his concluding remarks, Dr Chan said: She [Sally White] died as a result of coronary artery disease. He has uneventful childhood and excels in school, later studying engineering at Imperial College in London. In 2010, Mr Justice Keith rules that Hardy will join an elite group of the countrys most dangerous criminals for whom life means life. There were so many questions to be answered, the Valad familys case was nevertheless thrown out at the High Court. In those two years, no one in Camden was safe. A pathologist found guilty of serious misconduct over his post-mortem examination reports into the death of a victim of so-called "Camden Ripper" Anthony Hardy has had his suspension extended. Photograph: Mark St George/Rex Features. Earlier this month, the disciplinary panel found Patel's 2002 reports on the death of Sally White the first victim of the "Camden ripper" Anthony Hardy were "irresponsible, not of the standard expected of a competent forensic pathologist and liable to bring the medical profession into disrepute". In 2002, Dr Patel said Ms White had died from heart disease. He replies the same to all the questions the police put to him.He is eventually charged with the murders of both Elizabeth and Bridgette as well as Sally White, the woman whose death had originally been put down to natural causes. It also found not proved allegations he did not consider the nature and extent of her external and internal injuries, or her personal history, or a statement from a witness before the second and third post mortem reports. It must have been a puzzling conclusion to at least 10, 20, maybe 30 or more people who had either been at the crime scene or dealt with Hardy afterwards, people with close knowledge of the case. After he left St Pancras Coroners Court, the New Journal was told by officials at the court he had left no forwarding address for our enquiries. The panel will this week hear submissions as to whether, on the basis of the facts found proved, Dr Patel's fitness to practise is impaired and if so what sanction should be imposed. Presumably, the police officers, the coroner of the day, the mental health services and even the council, as his landlord aware of Hardys low-level nuisance behaviour on the estate, would have been called to give evidence in an open forum. Having been on the New Journal for four months, Iwas sitting in court that day as a cub reporter still getting used to the inquest system that most people have no knowledge of unless a relative or friend dies in unusual circumstances. As is common with some serial killers, Hardy takes souvenirs from his victims; most incriminating were the photographs of the dead women, with their faces obscured and posed by Hardy in obscene and degrading positions. "Your conclusions in the postmortem reports were made without any adequate consideration of other possible modes of death, including asphyxia, and that this was irresponsible; not of the standard expected of a competent forensic pathologist when undertaking and reporting on special or forensic postmortem examination; and liable to bring the medical profession into disrepute.". "Further away in another industrial bin, the police found the right arm belonging to Elizabeth Valad, the left arm and left foot also belonging to Valad, and the lower torso of Bridgette MacClennan." THE pathologist who ruled one of the victims of Camden Ripper Anthony Hardy had died of natural causes has been suspended for four months. He is arrested again in 1998 when a prostitute accuses him of raping her. Annastacias body later had to be exhumed. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) For example, the coroners inquest into Ms Whites death, a short hearing in front of a handful of people, was considered inadequate. I have never recovered. But again the inquirys report reveals concerns which ran into dead ends, with mental health workers revealing how they feared Hardy had killed Ms White even after Dr Patel had concluded otherwise. Anthony John Hardy (31 May 1951 - 26 November 2020) was an English serial killer who was known as the Camden Ripper for dismembering some of his victims. Because he had ruled out murder, there was effectively "no crime to investigate". A fight took place as he resisted arrest, during the course of which a police officer was knocked unconscious and another officer was stabbed through the hand and had his eye dislocated from its socket. Would a budding Columbo have learned that the pathologist and the coroner believed Ms Whites death was due to heart problems and left it at that? The General Medical Council (GMC) ruled that Dr Freddy Patel failures brought the profession into disrepute. He changes his plea to guilty for all three murders24 Nov 2003 Hardy is found guilty on all charges and given a life sentence, May 2010 Mr Justice Keith orders that Hardy will die in prison, August 2012 Freddy Patel, the pathologist who examined the body of Sally White, is struck off by the GMC. Hardy is also mentioned, and his flat pointed out, in the music video "Guided tour of Camden" by Charlie Sloth. Now, Dr Patel's case has been resolved at the GMC, the Camden Ripper files may never be reopened again. Loose Women star Jane Moore puts her seven-bed Battersea home on the market for 4.5M three months after Are YOU a romantic comedy buff? Hardy, despite being at the scene when the body was discovered in his flat, was not asked to give evidence. In his flat the police discovered the naked corpse of 31-year-old Sally. Had these matters been communicated to the coroner we think it likely that he would not so easily have been satisfied that there was no third-party investigation or foul play.. //-->