Obsessed Dr Thomas Kwan previously pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Patrick O'Hara, 72, in an extraordinary plan that was motivated by money and caused his victim to develop a flesh-eating disease.Mrs Justice Lambert, sitting at Newcastle Crown Court, said: "It was an audacious plan to murder a man in plain sight and you very nearly succeeded in your objective."

Obsessed Dr Thomas Kwan previously pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Patrick O'Hara, 72, in an extraordinary plan that was motivated by money and caused his victim to develop a flesh-eating disease.Mrs Justice Lambert, sitting at Newcastle Crown Court, said: "It was an audacious plan to murder a man in plain sight and you very nearly succeeded in your objective."