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Birmingham surgeon Nafees Hamid 'sexually assaulted 10 patients' | Birmingham surgeon Nafees Hamid 'sexually assaulted 10 patients' |
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A neurosurgeon accused of sexually assaulting 10 female patients performed intimate examinations on them for "sexual" purposes, a court has heard. | A neurosurgeon accused of sexually assaulting 10 female patients performed intimate examinations on them for "sexual" purposes, a court has heard. |
Nafees Hamid, 50, is alleged to have assaulted the women over a four-year period at two Birmingham hospitals. | Nafees Hamid, 50, is alleged to have assaulted the women over a four-year period at two Birmingham hospitals. |
Prosecutors told the city's crown court the examinations were "medically unjustified" and Mr Hamid did not record them in a bid to "cover his tracks". | Prosecutors told the city's crown court the examinations were "medically unjustified" and Mr Hamid did not record them in a bid to "cover his tracks". |
He has denied 14 charges in all. | He has denied 14 charges in all. |
The surgeon, who worked for the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, is charged with six sexual assaults and other offences of a serious sexual nature. | The surgeon, who worked for the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, is charged with six sexual assaults and other offences of a serious sexual nature. |
'Betrayed' trust | |
It is alleged the assaults took place between May 2009 and June 2013 at the city's Queen Elizabeth and Priory hospitals. | It is alleged the assaults took place between May 2009 and June 2013 at the city's Queen Elizabeth and Priory hospitals. |
Opening the case against the consultant, prosecutor Jonas Hankin QC alleged Mr Hamid targeted 10 women ranging in age from their early 20s to their mid-60s between 2009 and 2013. | Opening the case against the consultant, prosecutor Jonas Hankin QC alleged Mr Hamid targeted 10 women ranging in age from their early 20s to their mid-60s between 2009 and 2013. |
He told jurors Mr Hamid performed "inappropriate and medically unjustifiable intimate examinations" on each of the women, including one of a patient waiting to be taken to an operating theatre. | He told jurors Mr Hamid performed "inappropriate and medically unjustifiable intimate examinations" on each of the women, including one of a patient waiting to be taken to an operating theatre. |
"He ignored General Medical Council guidelines about intimate examinations and failed to record the examination findings in the case records so as to cover his tracks," he said. | "He ignored General Medical Council guidelines about intimate examinations and failed to record the examination findings in the case records so as to cover his tracks," he said. |
Mr Hankin told the jury Mr Hamid's purpose was "not medical but sexual". | Mr Hankin told the jury Mr Hamid's purpose was "not medical but sexual". |
"In failing to observe the first rule of medicine - to do no harm - he betrayed the trust of his patients and of his profession," he said. | "In failing to observe the first rule of medicine - to do no harm - he betrayed the trust of his patients and of his profession," he said. |
Jurors heard Mr Hamid, who moved to the UK from Pakistan in 2000 to continue his medical training, was arrested after a complaint made by a woman being treated for back pain. | |
'Clothing removed' | |
It was claimed Mr Hamid, of Russell Road, Moseley, made inappropriate sexual remarks during the course of the examinations. | It was claimed Mr Hamid, of Russell Road, Moseley, made inappropriate sexual remarks during the course of the examinations. |
One alleged victim, the court heard, told police she was left "frozen to the spot" after being sexually assaulted by Mr Hamid, who allegedly told her she was a "sweet girl" before she left hospital. | |
"He avoided using a chaperone and in contravention of the most basic standards, he physically removed patients' clothing himself," Mr Hankin said. | |
The jury of seven women and five men was told Mr Hamid will argue that his examinations of some of the women were medically justified. | |
In other cases, the court heard, the surgeon will claim the incidents complained of never happened. | |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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