Overview

• Thomas Kwan, a former GP, pleaded guilty to attempted murder after injecting Patrick O'Hara with a pesticide disguised as a COVID booster.
• Kwan's motive was financially driven, aiming to eliminate O'Hara as a barrier to his mother's inheritance.
• O'Hara suffered severe physical and psychological effects, including necrotising fasciitis and PTSD, following the attack.
• Kwan meticulously planned the attack, using a fake identity and NHS documentation to gain access to O'Hara.
• The court heard that Kwan had a history of obsession with poisons and posed a significant future danger.