Rogue Breast Surgeon Refuses to Give Evidence at Opening Inquest

Published on October 23, 2024

Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson refused to attend the first of more than 60 inquests examining the deaths of his former patients because he believes the coroner’s investigation is “biased,”  the court heard. The surgeon, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of multiple counts of wounding in 2017, was ordered by coroner Richard Foster to appear remotely at Birmingham and Solihull Coroner’s Court on Tuesday to give evidence at the inquest of Chloe Nikitas, who died at the age of 43 in April 2008. Foster issued a ruling on Monday saying he could “find no reason” why Paterson could not attend the inquest and give evidence remotely from prison and said it was “disappointing” to the families the deceased that he had chosen not to cooperate with the process....

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