A GP has been convicted of attempted murder after he admitted to injecting his mother’s partner with a poisoned fake Covid booster jab.
Dr Thomas Kwan allegedly devised an elaborate plan to disguise himself as a nurse and administer the injection to Patrick O’Hara at his mother’s home in Newcastle.
Kwan initially denied attempted murder, but changed his plea after he heard the prosecution open the case.
The court heard that his motive was linked to an inheritance dispute. He had fallen out with his mother over her plans to leave her home to O’Hara.
Officers thought the chemical weapon ricin was used to try to kill O’Hara on January 22, but an expert believed a pesticide was more likely.
Prosecutors stated that he intended to kill his mother’s partner of over 20 years, who contracted a rare flesh-eating disease following the injection in his arm.
Police searches of Kwan’s home uncovered a selfie of him wearing a wig, fake beard and moustache. A fake ID badge for a “Raj Patel” was also found on his computer.
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