GP 'disguised himself as a nurse to try and murder mother's partner with fake Covid jab laced with poison because he stood in way of his inheritance'

A GP disguised himself as a nurse and tried to kill his mother's partner by injecting him with a fake Covid booster jab laced with poison because he stood in the way of his inheritance, a court heard today. Thomas Kwan, 53, a partner at a surgery in Sunderland, is seen in CCTV footage arriving at a Premier Inn in Newcastle wearing a heavy disguise The GP, who wore a hat, tinted spectacles, gloves and a surgical mask, is seen checking into the hotel A selfie Kwan took of himself wearing a wig, a fake beard and fake moustache. From the same computer they found a fake ID badge in the name of bogus nurse Raj Patel, using the disguised photo Emergency services outside Kwan's £300,000 home in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, earlier this year Police officers were seen carrying boxes of evidence away from the large property Addressing the jury, Mr Makepeace said: 'Sometimes, occasionally perhaps, the truth really is stranger than fiction. Kwan getting out of his car after arriving at the hotel's underground car park The GP, who carried a large bag, is seen making his way up the stairs A close up of the doctor's face as he was walking up the stairs without a mask om A heavily disguised Kwan walking into his room after checking in He later walked across Newcastle and arrived at his mother's home at around 10am, introducing himself as the expected nurse The GP allegedly began 'scoping out' hotels in Newcastle, which he planned to use as a base to carry out the murder plan, taking his family to the Premier Inn a week before the attack to check it was suitable. Kwan told Mr O'Hara he was going to give him a Covid booster injection and when the patient told him he had only had his last booster 3 months earlier, he assured him this was necessary to keep up his protection from infection.gm A photo dated February 2024 showing emergency services outside Kwan's home A large forensic tent was erected in the garden of the property Mr Makepeace said: 'As most of us do, Mr O'Hara averted his eyes as the nurse proceeded to dispense an injection into his left upper arm.