In reality, his diamorphine dosages were as high as 15 times the fatal level. His method of murder became apparent in toxicological tests carried out after the exhumation of Kathleen Grundy's body.

Diamorphine is regularly used in palliative care, clinical medicine and addiction psychiatry. It also has its application in the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway. The routine clinical use of ...

Barnet has no plans to apply for a licence to prescribe diamorphine to drug users in the near future, despite calls to do so by those who work with users. Darren Woodward, team leader of The ...