Victim of murder plot GP Thomas Kwan opens up about poison jab ordeal on This Morning

Reporter Amy Sutton watched Patrick O'Hara open up about the elaborate murder plot on This Morning

The victim at the centre of an elaborate murder plot by his former partner's GP son has opened up about his ordeal.

Patrick O'Hara was poisoned by Thomas Kwan, who disguised himself as a community nurse administering a Covid booster in his Newcastle home, in a rouse to fast-track his inheritance.

Last month Kwan, of Ingleby Barwick, near Stockton, was jailed for 31 years for attempted murder.

Speaking on This Morning on Monday (9 December), Mr O'Hara recalled the attack in January this year and the lasting impact it has had on his physical and mental health.

The 72-year-old described the moment Kwan's needle containing poison entered his arm as "indescribable" and said he immediately suspected his now former partner Jenny Leung's son.

"He put all his stuff away and went out the house, and Jenny came down and said 'oh he looked like the same height as my son'," he explained. "So I went out the door after him to see if I could unmask him but he was away."

Asked by presenter Ben Shephard if he was suspicious, he said "straight away", adding: "He was the only one who could have medically done something like take blood and everything else.

"And he's the only one I've had an altercation with over all the years."

Newcastle Crown Court previously heard that 53-year-old Kwan hatched a plan to kill the long-term partner of his mother in a bid to cut him out of her will.

Ms Leung's will stated that Mr O'Hara could remain living in her property following her death - something which prosecutors said struck at the heart of Kwan's sense of entitlement.

Mr O'Hara told This Morning presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley that Kwan and his mother had already become somewhat estranged over conflict relating to inheritance and finances.

He added that there was therefore "irony" in the fact his relationship with Ms Leung was coming to an end when Kwan launched his attack.

Mr O'Hara also agreed that the attempted murder became the "catalyst" in bringing him and his ex-wife back together.

He said Ms Leung, who he met while working at Marks and Spencer more than 20 years ago during something of a possible "mid-life crisis", had moved out of her Newcastle home and was now living with her daughter in Hong Kong.

The murder plot victim said he was still in touch with Ms Leung and held no ill feelings towards Kwan, as he believed "justice was done".

"At the time, I felt really against him, but time's a great healer and when I was lying in bed, I just thought it's wasted time...I don't hate him," he said.

"It's happened and the justice was done. I was happy that justice was carried out and that's the way it should have been."

Mr O'Hara was left requiring multiple operations and a stint in intensive care.

As well as physical injuries, the attack also had a significant effect on the grandfather's mental health. He told This Morning viewers he lost his hair, experienced delirium and debilitating fatigue.

Despite this, the mad-keen golfer, who has enjoyed playing in Scotland for more than 30 years, said he had been back on the driving range.

"Everybody thought I couldn't do it and they already had a substitute for us but I managed to push myself [to get back to it]," he added.

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