The 74-year-old British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe ― known as the Yorkshire Ripper ― has died from coronavirus in University Hospital of North Durham Friday morning.

After contracting the virus, Sutcliffe had refused treatment for COVID-19, and was at risk of dying due to his age and health problems.

Sutcliffe was convicted in 1981 for murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others during a reign of terror in northern England between 1975 and 1980.

The Yorkshire Ripper was sentenced to life imprisonment.