Arguably Britain's most-hated serial killer still alive today, Beverley Allitt killed four children, attempted to murder a further three, and caused serious bodily harm to an additional six - and it appears there was no clear motive at all. The now 47-year-old, who is serving 13 concurrent life sentences at Nottinghamshire's Rampton Secure Hospital, killed her victims by administering lethal insulin injections and by placing large air bubbles in the children's blood. Employed as a State-Enrolled Nurse, Allitt carried out the murders over a 59-day period between February and April 1991 - with the youngest of her victims, Becky Phillips, being just two months old. What is most heartbreaking, however, is that Becky's twin-sister Katie was also under Allitt's care and the pair's parents were so grateful to the help provided by the nurse they asked her to be the children's godmother. Katie suffered partial paralysis, partial blindness and serious brain damage as Allitt attempted to murder her too though - adding further devastation to the Phillips' lives. Allitt will always be remembered as one of Britain's most-evil killers, alongside the likes of Myra Hindley and Jack the Ripper.
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