Moors Murderer Ian Brady suing Author Duncan Staff
June 8, 2007
Moors Murderer Ian Brady who has been on hunger strike since 1999 is to sue author Duncan Staff for using private photographs of him in his book , “The Lost Boy”. He is also suing his former psychiatrist Professor Malcolm McCulloch for breach of doctor-patient confidentiality. Brady’s claims that the photographs of which there are five are private property as they were not part of any evidence in his court case. Brady wants to put an injunction on Professor McCulloch , Duncan Staff and Ashworth Hospital and is seeking legal aid.
It will be interesting to see how all this works out. I think Brady has quite a good case but that’s not to say he will get justice this time around. You can read the full story such as it is on the Daily Express Site.
Read my review of The Lost Boy.
June 8, 2007 at 7:55 pm
If he’s been on hunger strike since 1999 why isn’t he dead?
8 years without food would certainly kill me! I like chocolate too much to go on hunger strike.
June 8, 2007 at 8:04 pm
I have no idea why he keeps it up. It’s certainly counter productive as he is being fed by tube with a quite perfect diet. But after 40 years in prison none of us would be behaving in a normail manner.
September 10, 2007 at 5:52 pm
I believe there was a movie made about these horrible crimes many years ago called “Murder on the Moors”. Do you have any information on this as I would like to get a copy. Also, within the last 2 years another was made and released on TV. Any info on this one. I remember this story from when I was young and have been looking for it for years. Now, maybe I read a book and it was so well written that I saw the images in my mind (regrding the older film)… could be. But I do know for a fact a recent film was shown on TV. Please clear my memory and send me in the right direction to purchase the movie(s). Thanks, Sandy