Harold Shipman
/ˌhærəld ˈʃɪpmən/
/ˌhærəld ˈʃɪpmən/
- (1946-2004) a British doctor who was found guilty of murdering 15 of his patients, mostly older women, by giving them injections of drugs and was sent to prison for life in 2000. A public enquiry into the case found that he had killed at least 200 other patients over a period of 23 years, making him Britain's worst serial killer (= a person who murders several people one after the other). Shipman killed himself in prison.
哈罗德·希普曼（Harold Shipman）：（1946-2004）一位英国医生，他因给他们注射毒品谋杀15名患者（主要是老年妇女）而被定罪，并于2000年被判终身监禁。对该案进行公开调查后发现在23年的时间里，他杀死了至少200名其他患者，这使他成为英国最严重的连环杀手（一个人一个接一个地杀了几个人）。船夫在监狱自杀。