Nurse Victorino Chua, who was jailed at Manchester Crown Court for murdering and poisoning patients at Stepping Hill Hospital, today said in a statement issued by his solicitor: "I am completely innocent of any wrong doing. I now face a minimum of 35 years in custody for crimes I did not commit."
The NHS nurse who murdered two of his patients and poisoned 20 more, was jailed for at least 35 years. The judge described Victorino Chua as 'sinister and wicked'. Detectives said he showed no remorse for the crimes he committed at Stockport's Stepping Hill Hospital. After the hefty sentence was handed down, one of his victim's told ITV News: 'I hate his guts'.
ITV News correspondent Damon Green reports from the court in Manchester:
Kathleen Murray told GMB she woke up 'shaking uncontrollably' after being poisoned by Victorino Chua who was the nurse on duty that night.
ITV News has uncovered doubts over how qualified Victorino Chua was before he came to the UK and poisoned patients.
There are suspicions Chua may not have been a qualified nurse