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Article: Hindley taken to hospital after falling ill in prison
- Article from:
- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- December 29, 1999
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THE Moors murderer Myra Hindley was in hospital last night after
being taken ill in prison. It is understood that Hindley, 57, is
under observation and not in intensive care, despite reports that
she may have suffered a stroke.
The 57-year-old was taken by ambulance to West Suffolk Hospital
in Bury St Edmonds just a day after her accomplice, Ian Brady, was
also taken to hospital after collapsing in his cell following a
hunger strike.
Prison service officers confirmed Hindley had been taken to
hospital from the Highpoint Prison in Suffolk, where she is serving
life for her part in the murder of a ten-year-old girl and a 17-