Victim Patrick O’Hara, 72, experienced ‘unexplained’ hair loss months before evil GP Thomas Kwan, called at his home to inject him with a noxious substance on January 22 this year, disguised as an NHS nurse
Evil GP Thomas Kwan may have targeted his stepdad before he attempted to murder him with a fake Covid jab laced with poison.
Patrick O’Hara, 72, experienced ‘unexplained’ hair loss months before Kwan, 53, called at his home to inject him with a noxious substance on January 22 this year, disguised as a nurse. It is believed that Patrick’s partner, Kwan’s mum Jenny Leung, 73, suffered similar symptoms.
It was only after Patrick was admitted to intensive care with Necrotitis Fasciitis, a rare bacterial infection, that concerns emerged . “Patrick suffered hair loss, so did Jenny,” a source said. “It was only after the murder attempt that Patrick worried if that was out of the ordinary.”
Prior to the attack in January of this year, Kwan had been working as a ‘respected’ GP at the Happy House surgery in Sunderland. But he had amassed a deadly collection of poisons at his home in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, over a period of months.
They included castor beans, used for the production of the lethal toxin ricin, which is regarded as a chemical weapon. An MoD expert believed that the pesticide iodomethane, never previously injected into a human, was in Kwan’s fake Covid jab, which is impossible to detect once administered.
Even following his arrest two days after the attack, Kwan refused to reveal which poison he had used as Patrick lay in intensive care, instead complaining in prison letters to his sister that his stepdad would be entitled to compensation. Kwan changed his plea to admit the attempted murder of Patrick, Jenny’s partner of 20 years, on day two of his trial on Monday after initially denying the charge.
He was warned that he faces a ‘substantial’ prison term. The prosecution insisted the murder plot was financially motivated. Jenny changed her will to ensure Patrick could stay in her home after she died. but they are no longer believed to be together
The jury heard that on September 13, 2021, she appointed Patrick, her daughter Tolmira and Kwan as executors. If Jenny died first, Patrick would have inherited a life interest in her home and all its contents. There could be no sale of the property ‘without Mr O’Hara’s permission’.
It meant that the property would not go to Kwan and his sister until after the death of their stepdad. Neighbours in St Thomas St, Newcastle, where Jenny and Patrick used to live, confirmed the property had been sold. They are no longer believed to be together.
One told the Mirror: “We were horrified to hear the details of the case. It is hard to believe that anyone could do that.” It is believed the mid-terrace sold at auction for more than £200,000 earlier this year. Long-time resident Margaret Phillips, who moved in nearby in 1998, said: “It is the most extraordinary case.
“Why would anyone lose their career and a good income for not that much money? It is absolutely weird. The people who live around here are quite close so we tried to show a bit of support for her, it was obviously very upsetting.”
Northumbria Police declined to comment on fears that Mr O’Hara may have been targeted before by Kwan.
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