Yorkshire Ripper’s ashes sent to two pals in the post after serial killer cremated

The Yorkshire Ripper’s ashes have been sent by Royal Mail special delivery to two of his “pals”.

Peter Sutcliffe’s remains were delivered to his brother Mick after the serial killer was cremated in secret last month.

Mick later divided the white powder into two piles before they were boxed up and taken to the post office.

They were sent by “special delivery’” to two of the Ripper’s “friends”.

Mick, 70, said he did not want to hold on to his brother’s remains.

And because of his ill-health, he was unable to scatter them himself.

The ashes arrived last week, inside a plain plastic bag in a box.

Mick, from Bingley, West Yorkshire, said: “Somebody called me last Thursday and said the ashes would be with me at 12 noon the next day.”

When the package arrived, he said he peered inside but felt no emotion. “It was just white powder. I did not feel anything. He is gone and that is it.”

Mick said Sutcliffe, who was held at Frankland Prison in County Durham wanted his remains to be scattered at a secret location.

Their father John, had his ashes scattered at Arnside, Cumbria, after his death aged 81 in 2004.

In 2005, Sutcliffe was allowed out of Broadmoor to visit the spot. Mick, who has lung disease, said: “Peter wanted me to scatter them but it was too far for me to go, so I divided them up between two of his friends.

“The were two people who were regularly in touch with Peter. He considered them to be his friends.”

Sutcliffe, 74, who murdered 13 women between 1975 and 1980, died in hospital on November 13 after refusing treatment for Covid-19. He also had pneumonia, diabetes and heart disease.

His ex-wife Sonia, 70, was named as next of kin and she is believed to have arranged his funeral two weeks later.

Mick claims he was only told after it had taken place.

He said: “Our Peter would go absolutely barmy if he knew I didn’t know. Peter has caused so much pain. He also put our family through hell. So we needed to be at that funeral to get that closure.”

Mick says he does not know what will happen with the Ripper’s ashes.

But Neil Jackson, whose mum Emily was killed by Sutcliffe, said: “They should take him to a tip.”