Sonia Sutcliffe Private Eye
Private eye admitted at the time that it had made two errors in the article but the plaintiff sutcliffe rejected the offer of a correction.
Sonia sutcliffe private eye. Sonia sutcliffe is the former wife of the british serial killer peter sutcliffe. The award is 100000. A jury at the high court in london has awarded 600000 damages to sonia sutcliffe wife of the yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe against the satirical magazine private eye. Private eye publishers thought it absurd that sonia sutcliffe was awarded 600000 for damages to her reputation while peter sutcliffes victims were awarded only 7000 apiece.
Lithuania brings back military conscription. Libel case against private eye in 1989 a libel action against the satirical magazine private eye brought by sutcliffe came to court. Legal correspondent tim crook reports on britains largest jury award for libel damages of a600000 to sonia sutcliffe the wife of yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe from satirical magazine private eye for articles alleging she had been negotiating cheque book journalism deals. Ultimately the publication successfully appealed and had its payment lowered to 60000.
Particularly painful were awards to the late robert maxwell and to sonia sutcliffe the wife of the yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe who won 600000 in libel damages from the eye although this. Sutcliffes sick killing spree claimed the lives of 13 people her most impressive pay day came in 1989 at the expense of the satirical magazine private eye ordered to pay her damages of 600000. She was born on born 10 august 1950 in england.