A 42 year old woman who was tragically killed in a shooting in East London has been named. Residents claim Lianne Gordon was trying to protect someone in Vine Close, Hackney, when she was shot.
16.11.2023 - 17:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved NHS worker described as the 'face of Radiology' at a Greater Manchester hospital who was killed in a hammer attack by her life partner.
Illustrator Daniel Mitchell was in the midst of a severe catatonic depression when he bludgeoned beloved Alexis Karran to death at their home on Winchester Road in Dukinfield, Tameside, on November 6 last year.
He acted upon an ‘irresistible impulse’ during the attack on his partner of 23 years which left her with 20 unsurvivable injuries to her head, Manchester Crown Court heard.
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Yesterday, Mitchell was handed a hospital order with restrictions after pleading guilty earlier this year to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Heartwarming tributes have now been paid to Ms Karran, who was a radiologist working at Tameside Hospital. Jonathan Peacock, Divisional Director of Clinical Support Services at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital told the Manchester Evening News: “Alexis’ warmth and compassion touched everyone she met at the Trust, both patients and colleagues.
“Not a day goes by when everyone who had the privilege of working alongside Alexis doesn’t miss her. She was the epitome of everything you could ever want in a friend and colleague.”
A memorial to Alexis was unveiled at Tameside Hospital's Radiology Department by her father in March this year. It reads: "Alexis had intelligence, maturity, and professionalism fused with kindness, fairness and fun. As 'the face of radiology', she was held in the highest regard by colleagues and
A 42 year old woman who was tragically killed in a shooting in East London has been named. Residents claim Lianne Gordon was trying to protect someone in Vine Close, Hackney, when she was shot.
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