The Yorkshire Ripper could be released from Broadmoor to a less secure unit after doctors reported a dramatic improvement in his mental health.
A tribunal judge has ruled that Peter Sutcliffe, 63, should be moved to 'conditions of lesser security', where he could even be eligible for day release.
The revelation, which has stunned the family of his victims, emerged today in the small print of a High Court judgement which said that Sutcliffe must spend his life behind bars.
