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John Worboys may be moved from prison to a secure hospital
John Worboys may be moved from prison to a secure hospital after experts concluded he has a personality disorder.
The 69-year-old is serving life sentences for sexual offences and is currently held at HMP Frankland in County Durham.
He has been transferred from HMP Wakefield to the prison’s Westgate Unit, which provides treatment for people with personality disorders.
A hospital transfer has not been confirmed; Broadmoor is mentioned as one possible destination.
In May, the Parole Board refused his release for a second time, ruling he was still too dangerous to be freed.
He remains in custody, and any move would be to secure treatment, not release.
John Worboys may be moved from prison to a high-security hospital after experts concluded he has a personality disorder.
He has already been transferred from HMP Wakefield to the Westgate Unit at HMP Frankland in County Durham.
The unit provides treatment for high-risk men with personality disorders and is located inside a maximum-security prison.
Worboys was refused parole for a second time in May, with officials ruling he remained too dangerous to release.
He was convicted of sexual offences against women and is serving two life sentences.
- Who
- John Worboys, also known as John Radford, a convicted serial sex offender.
- What
- He may be moved from prison to a high-security hospital after experts concluded he has a personality disorder.
- When
- The article was published on 18 October 2026. He was refused parole in May.
- Where
- He is at the Westgate Unit at HMP Frankland in County Durham. A possible hospital move could be to a facility such as Broadmoor.
- Why
- Experts concluded he has a personality disorder, and the article says this diagnosis has put him on a pathway towards a possible hospital move.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Worboys told psychiatrists he had been fantasising about his crimes since this year.
Ten women reported very similar allegations to police.
Worboys was convicted of 19 sexual offences linked to attacks on 12 women and was jailed indefinitely.
A Parole Board decision to release him was reversed after widespread public outrage.
He was sentenced to life with a minimum term of six years after more victims came forward.
He was refused parole for a second time after being considered too dangerous for release.
- Current sentence
- Two life sentences
- Current location
- Westgate Unit, HMP Frankland, County Durham
- Possible hospital
- Broadmoor
- Age
- 69
- 2009 conviction
- 19 sexual offences linked to attacks on 12 women
- Westgate Unit capacity
- Approximately 65 to 86 high-risk adult male offenders
What people are saying
He knows he's on a pathway towards a potential move to a secure hospital because of his diagnosis,
And while he hopes to be freed, he knows that life there would be much easier than in a high-security jail.