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A nurse accused of killing four elderly patients has denied once saying that he did not like old people.A nurse accused of killing four elderly patients has denied once saying that he did not like old people.
Colin Norris, 31, denies killing the elderly patients and attempting to murder another by giving them insulin overdoses at two hospitals in Leeds. Colin Norris, 31, denies murdering the elderly patients and attempting to murder another by giving them insulin overdoses at two hospitals in Leeds.
Mr Norris, of Elgin Terrace, Glasgow, denies murder and is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court. Mr Norris, of Elgin Terrace, Glasgow, told Newcastle Crown Court he went into nursing to "make a difference".
Asked in court if he once said he did not like geriatrics, he said: "No. I never said that."Asked in court if he once said he did not like geriatrics, he said: "No. I never said that."
The staff nurse is charged with the murders and attempted murders of Ethel Hall, 86, of Calverley, Doris Ludlum, 80, of Pudsey, and Bridget Bourke, 88, of Holbeck, at Leeds General Infirmary between June and December 2002. Mr Norris told the jury his reason for becoming a nurse was "the fact that you get to deal with people and get to make a difference in their lives".
Insulin levels
The court heard that he applied to become a nurse aged 22 and then trained at Dundee University. During that time he undertook a number of work placements, often dealing with elderly patients.
Norris said he "got on fine" on the placements and denied telling a colleague that he did not like geriatrics.
But he said he remembered a conversation in which he said he had been dealing mainly with elderly patients during his training.
"I would have liked a bit more variety," he said.
The nurse is accused of giving Ethel Hall a lethal dose of insulin
The police began their investigation following the death in December 2002 of 86-year-old Ethel Hall, from Calverley, Leeds, who was recovering after hip surgery at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI).
Tests after her death showed high insulin levels, which the prosecution claimed were caused by Mr Norris injecting her.
The police then looked into other patients' deaths.
The staff nurse is charged with the murders and attempted murders of Mrs Hall, Doris Ludlum, 80, of Pudsey, and Bridget Bourke, 88, of Holbeck, at Leeds General Infirmary between June and December 2002.
He is also charged with the murder and attempted murder of Irene Crooks, 79, of Leeds, at St James's Hospital in October 2002, and the attempted murder of Vera Wilby, 90, of Rawdon, at the infirmary.He is also charged with the murder and attempted murder of Irene Crooks, 79, of Leeds, at St James's Hospital in October 2002, and the attempted murder of Vera Wilby, 90, of Rawdon, at the infirmary.
The trial continues.The trial continues.