Jessie Gordon, formerly McTavish, (born c.1940)[1] is a Scottish retired nurse who was convicted in 1974 of murdering a patient with insulin, and of administering a variety of substances with intent to cause harm.
[3] Despite the blood test evidence, McTavish claimed during the 15-day trial that she had only injected the patient with a placebo of sterile water.
The appeals judges said Lord Robertson had failed to highlight the fact that McTavish denied admitting to the police that she had committed a mercy killing, an omission that "a few words could have cured.
[2][8] McTavish had notably discussed with colleagues how the programme had taught her that soluble insulin would be an untraceable agent for homicide.
[2] Norris, a fellow Scottish nurse, grew up only a mile away from Ruchill where McTavish worked.