Inquiry Finds Necrophiliac Killer Fuller’s Crimes Could Be Repeated

An inquiry into the crimes of David Fuller, a necrophiliac killer who abused at least 100 deceased women and girls, has found that such mortuary abuses could be repeated due to significant failings in the regulation and oversight of the care of people after death. Fuller, a maintenance worker at Kent and Sussex Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital, used his position to sexually abuse bodies over a 15-year period. The inquiry's final report highlights that current arrangements for post-mortem care are partial, ineffective, and in many areas completely absent, raising serious concerns about the protection of deceased individuals. Despite the lack of legal status for the deceased, the public expects dignity and security in their treatment after death, a standard the inquiry found is not currently met. Fuller's crimes remained undetected for decades, only uncovered through advanced DNA technology linking him to earlier murders. The report serves as a warning and a call for urgent reforms to prevent such violations from happening again.