Doctor Sentenced for Attempted Murder with Fake Vaccine

Dr. Thomas Kwan, a 53-year-old GP, has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for attempting to murder his mother's partner, Patrick O’Hara, by injecting him with a poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine. Kwan, motivated by a desire to inherit his mother's home, posed as a nurse and executed an elaborate plan that included fake NHS letters and a disguised appearance. O’Hara, who survived the attack after weeks in intensive care, described the incident as leaving him a 'shell of an individual'. Authorities discovered additional lethal chemicals, including arsenic and liquid mercury, at Kwan's residence, revealing a morbid obsession with poisons. Initially pleading not guilty, Kwan changed his plea after the prosecution's presentation of evidence. The judge condemned Kwan's actions as an audacious attempt to murder in plain sight, driven by greed.