Howard Martin (1934–2024) was a former British army doctor and GP who was prosecuted for the murder of three patients in 2005 but acquitted.
In 2005 Martin was prosecuted for the deaths of three patients: Harry Gittins, 74, Stanley Weldon, 74, and Frank Moss, 59, all from County Durham.
[3] Weldon had his life shortened by "two hours" according to the prosecution when Martin gave him a terminal dose of painkillers.
[4] Police put down the failure to convict to the fact that Martin chose to remain silent during the proceedings meaning cross-examination was impossible.
[5][6] Panel chairman Brian Gomes da Costa also said that "Dr Martin's actions were indicative of an autocratic attitude, in that he seemed always to consider that he was right; and rejected, or did not seek, the views of others.