An ex-GP who tried to poison his mum’s partner with a fake Covid jab has also admitted to sending him wine laced with a highly toxic metal.

Thomas Kwan, who is already serving a life sentence, had admitted to a second plot to kill Patrick O’Hara, 73, by setting up a fake wine club.

Kwan, 54,contacted Patrick through his fake Northern Wine and Drinks Tasting Gentlemen’s Club and sent him between 18 and 21 bottles between September 2022 and January 2024.

But some of these were poisoned with toxic metal thallium in the hopes the beverage would kill Patrick.

Peter Makepeace KC, prosecuting, said two bottles recovered contained poison and there was evidence that a third, which was laced with thallium, caused Patrick to fall ill.

Mr Makepeace added not all of the bottles were found to conta

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