The hospital didn't have a policy in place for this type of situation (stock) (Image: Sygma via Getty Images) Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice A dying man who confessed to a life of crime spent his final days helping
police solve cold cases. The man admitted to being an ex-gang member who would kill people in exchange for money. A nurse was forced to contact the hospital's legal team after he made his deathbed confession in his ward. As reported by the Mirror , the nurse admitted there were no policies in place to deal with this type of situation. Read More Related Articles 'Absolutely devastated' family of missing Scots gran pay tribute as body found in car Read More Related Articles Weapon haul found at 'Old Firm brawl' amid Glasgow Green rammy probe Responding to the question 'Nurses of Reddit , what were the most haunting things someone said on their deathbed?', she said: "We had an ex-gang guy who was dying of
cancer and he confessed that he was the gang hit-man for many years. "He wanted to confess to all the killings and show the police where the bodies are buried. He would get closure knowing that the surviving families of his victims find out where they were buried. We had to get the hospital legal team involved because we had no policies to deal with that. Cops got involved and the dude confessed to gang murders from decades ago." Join the Daily Record
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prison hospital awaiting trial. One user asked: "In a situation like that, do they arrest the guy and bring him in or just let him stay in the hospital? Is there suddenly a cop stationed outside his room?" Another user said: "I wonder if he actually did all those himself. Because that seems like the perfect way to cover for your buddies as well, just claim a few of their hits and chances they'll just close the case after your confession." A third user added: "On one hand, it's such a blessing that he revealed this info. On the other hand, he probably would have never opened his mouth if he wasn't dying, knowing there would be no consequence (in this world anyway)." Top news stories today Nicky Campbell in abuse support call Car swept into sea during Storm Kathleen Hate crime incidents at Old Firm match Mum recalls suicide teen's final hours In a follow-up post, the nurse said: "The police took his statement but he was never charged because he was literally dying. He died at the hospice a week later. We never found out if the information he gave led to anything though. I kept hoping for a big news story about it but nothing turned up. We also didn’t want to ask too many questions because of the gang connections and stuff." Don't miss the latest news from around
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