P216 CEEFAX 216 Mon 10 Nov 21:13/31 1/2 John Steed, known as the M4 rapist, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to four prison terms of life plus 20 years. He had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other crimes including three rapes. Judge Sir James Miskin described his offences as "appalling crimes" and added that Steed represented a danger to the public - especially women. "In respect of these appalling offences I have fully in mind that you were then suffering from such abnormality of mind that it substantially reduced your responsibility," hj said. News index 102/202 MoreP216 CEEFAX 216 Mon 10 Nov 21:22/26 2/2 BACKGROUND The Old Bailey heard how sex killer John Steed shot a London prostitute at point blank range as she tried to fight her way free. The killing of 23-year-old Jacqueline Murray was Steed's final act in a series of attacks hj made on women in southern England last autumn. Steed, 23, a fanatical body builder from Penge, south London, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility. His plea was accepted after three doctors agreed hj that was a psychopath News index 102/202 More