Cause of death for Shrewsbury serial killer Robin Ligus revealed after murderer died alone
A 70-year-old Shrewsbury serial killer died alone in his wheelchair after a medical episode, a coroner has ruled.
Convicted murderer Robin Stanislaw Ligus died in St Andrews mental healthcare facility in Stirchley, Birmingham on December 16, 2022.
He had been jailed for life in 1996 for the murder of Robert Young, 75, who was killed during a burglary at Mr Young's home in Shrewsbury two years previously.
Ligus, who was later sectioned under the Mental Health Act, was also found guilty of the murder of two other Shropshire men, despite the Shrewsbury killer being deemed unfit to stand trial following a stroke.
At an inquest into the death of Ligus on Monday, Birmingham assistant coroner Mr Simon Brenchley said there were "no suspicious circumstances" surrounding his death.
He read out a statement from St Andrew's healthcare facility in Stirchley, Birmingham where Ligus, who suffered from a personality disorder, was being held when he died.
The court was told that the convicted killer had restricted mobility at the end of his life and used a wheelchair. He also suffered from a number of underlying health conditions including renal vascular disease, a missing right kidney, heart disease, and hypertension. He also suffered a stroke in 2006 and was suffering from vascular dementia.
The assistant coroner was told that Ligus was on 14 different types of medicines when he died and had a recent chest infection.
He was found slumped and unresponsive in his wheelchair in front of the TV in his room at around 8.05pm on December 16 last year.
An investigation found no evidence of suicide or neglect and a post-mortem later revealed the septuagenarian had died following "a sudden catastrophic" internal haemorrhage and abdominal aneurysm.
Mr Brenchley ruled that Mr Ligus died of "natural causes".
He passed on his condolences to any surviving family members.
Robin Ligus was initially sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 19 years following his conviction in 1996 for the murder of Robert Young.
He was later convicted in his absence of killing Ludlow antiques dealer Trevor Bradley, 53, and Brian Coles, 57 after Ligus had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
The body of Mr Bradley was found in the footwell behind the front seats of his burnt-out car in a field in the Melverley area in 1994.
But Ligus was acquitted of the killing of Bernard Czyzewska, 36, whose body was found in the River Severn in Shrewsbury in November 1994.
Jurors heard Ligus, a father-of-three, was a heroin and cocaine user who had committed the crimes to obtain money for his addiction.
The sentencing judge, Mr Justice Treacy, described him at the time as "a highly dangerous individual".
Ligus, a former painter and decorator, has previously been held at HMP Woodhill before being sectioned in 2011.