Latest / Leeds News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!
Wife Poisoned Husband to Steal from Mom | Leeds News
A chilling true crime from York, England: Heather Mook, convicted in 2008 for poisoning her husband John with rat poison and antidepressants to confuse him and steal £43,000 from his elderly mother, got a shocking twist when John himself pleaded for her treatment over prison. The jury convicted her in just 2.5 hours—revealing this wasn’t her first poisoning crime, having also killed her daughter in 1982 with ground-up pills. Prosecutors linked the thefts to her access to meds, including amitriptyline given to John to mask her crimes. Called a “menace” with a history of fraud—including…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.