The Prison Ombudsman is investigating the death of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, the resumed inquest into his death heard today.
Sutcliffe, known by his mother's name Coonan, died from a combination of Covid-19, diabetes and heart disease on November 13, 2020.
He was being treated at the University Hospital of North Durham, close to the maximum security Frankland Prison where he was an inmate.
Sutcliffe, 74, was pronounced dead after refusing treatment for coronavirus. Crispin Oliver, senior assistant coroner for County Durham and Darlington, told the hearing in Crook this morning that Sutcliffe had changed his name by deed poll to Coonan on May 14, 2001.