One of the UK’s most notorious serial killers, Peter Sutcliffe, has died at the age of 74 after contacting coronavirus. <br /> <br />The former lorry driver was convicted of murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and the north west of England in 1981. <br /> <br />Sutcliffe was dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper because of the brutal method he used to mutilate his victims’ bodies. <br /> <br />The serial killer spent three decades at the famous psychiatric Broadmoor Hospital before being moved to HMP Frankland in 2016. <br /> <br />It's understood Sutcliffe died after contracting Covid19 and refusing treatment. <br /> <br /> Report by Shoulderg. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn