Sonia Sutcliffe

Sonia Sutcliffe

Sonia Sutcliffe is the former wife of British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe. She married the then 28-year old Sutcliffe on 10 August 1974, her 24th birthday. Her relationship with her husband was later characterised by writer Gordon Burn as domineering.

About Sonia Sutcliffe in brief

Summary Sonia SutcliffeSonia Sutcliffe is the former wife of British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe. She married the then 28-year old Sutcliffe on 10 August 1974, her 24th birthday. Her relationship with her husband was later characterised by writer Gordon Burn as domineering. In 1989 a libel action against the satirical magazine Private Eye, brought by Sutcliffe, came to court.

She was awarded record libel damages against the magazine of £600,000; £100,000 more than previously. The jury found for the News of the World, and she was ordered to pay the legal costs of both sides in the case.