Suzy Lamplugh murder suspect died in prison after refusing treatment

JOHN CANNAN 'MADE UNWISE DECISIONS' AT HMP FULL SUTTON

- By SOFIE JACKSON

A MAN convicted of murdering Shirley Banks and suspected of murdering missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh received good care in prison but refused treatment for health conditions before his death, the Ombudsman has found. John Cannan was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1989 and died aged 70 at HMP Full Sutton.

Mr Cannan “made unwise decisions to refuse healthcare treatments despite being warned of the risks”, the clinical reviewer for the case said. The results of the report were published in July this year.

At an inquest held on March 27, 2025, the Coroner concluded that Mr Cannan died of natural causes in November last year. His cause of death was a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.