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Luke Shipman never remembered the nights he was screaming in terror after a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Under the new system, which was brought about partly in response to Harold Shipman's murders, GPs no longer issue death certificates independently.

Twenty five years after GP Harold Shipman became the UK's most prolific serial killer, residents of the town where he worked have told how his crimes will always leave their mark.

She said her mother Margaret Beckwith, who was then aged 64, had an appointment with Shipman at his practice, The Surgery on Market Street.

Ms Powell said she told Shipman, who was convicted in 2000, "I'm sorry. I'm not leaving" and he eventually wrote a prescription before the pair left unharmed.