David Fuller: Independent inquiry announced into mortuary abuse

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An independent inquiry has been launched by the health secretary after a hospital electrician accessed mortuaries and sexually abused bodies.

David Fuller, 67, filmed himself abusing at least 100 bodies in two Kent hospital morgues over 12 years.

It comes after Fuller, of Heathfield, East Sussex, admitted murdering Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in 1987.

Sajid Javid told the Commons the inquiry would look at the offences and their “national implications”.

He said: “It will help us understand how these offences took place without detection in the trust, identify any areas where early action by the trust was necessary, and then consider wider national issues, including for the NHS.”

The inquiry will be split into two parts, an interim report to be published early in the new year and a second final report looking at the broader national picture and wider lessons for the NHS.