A Nigerian doctor allegedly attacked a female patient in his surgery when she disagreed with his diagnosis, UK Daily Mail reports.
Dr Abiodun Bale, 42, (pictured above) grabbed Sheena Cunningham as she tried to leave his consultation room in tears after they argued over treatment for a facial condition.
The doctor from Nigeria denied assault when he appeared in court but was found guilty after a two-day trial. He was given a six-month conditional discharge but will face a disciplinary hearing at work and could lose his job.
Bale, who qualified as a doctor at the University of Lagos in 1995, worked as a gynaecologist in his home country before coming to Britain and registering with the General Medical Council in 2006.

He was given a licence to practice here in November 2009 and was on a placement, for specialty GP training, at Hyndburn Medical Practice in Accrington, Lancashire, when the assault happened on March 26.


Eddie Harrison, prosecuting, said Bale had asked Mrs Cunningham to come in to the practice after a telephone consultation about a problem with her face, during which she had become distressed.
When she arrived, the doctor told Mrs Cunningham she might need to call for an ambulance if her condition deteriorated later when the surgery was closed.
Mr Harrison told Burnley Magistrates’ Court: ‘She didn’t want to do this and at this point he raised his voice.’

Mrs Cunningham was frightened, got up to leave and said she wanted a second opinion, the court was told. ‘[Bale] became agitated and, as she stepped out, he grabbed her hand to prevent her closing the door,’ Mr Harrison said.
‘He then grabbed her by the forearm with both hands and tried to drag her back into the room. She screamed and shouted at him to get off her arm. This attracted the attention of another doctor and two cleaners. The other doctor told Bale to go back into his office and then escorted Mrs Cunningham out of the surgery.’

The court was told that a week earlier the GP, who lives in Manchester, ‘flipped’ at another patient, shouting at her: ‘For God’s sake, I have other people to see besides you.’ ‘She got up to leave and he tried to grab her hand. She felt frightened and vulnerable,’ said Mr Harrison.
Bale claimed the incident with Mrs Cunningham was a misunderstanding, saying: ‘I’m a doctor, not a thug.’

But Mr Harrison said: ‘There was no mistake or misunderstanding. She was crying so loudly that two ladies outside heard her crying.’
After the allegations, the GMC placed conditions on how Bale worked, including allowing him to carry out consultations only if another qualified medical practitioner was present.
The Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust, which employs Bale, said he would face disciplinary proceedings.

‘The trust will now consider the consequences for his ongoing employment and training,’ a spokesman said.

Culled from UK Daily Mail

This is serious! A doctor? Anyway, guilty until proven innocent oh sorry innocent until proven guilty.

PocketEconomist: This is serious! A doctor? Anyway, guilty until proven innocent oh sorry innocent until proven guilty.

He has already been found guilty
He can kiss his license goodbye
Time to return to Naija where he can carry out his thuggery medical practice amongst his kind without consequences

The doctor from Nigeria denied assault when he appeared in court but was found guilty after a two-day trial. He was given a six-month conditional discharge but will face a disciplinary hearing at work and could lose his job.

UK, litigation kingdom. In whatsoever you do in UK (especially if you are black), you must exercise utmost caution. they are all false alarmists! A meaningless body language could be misinterpreted as 'harassment'. It is possible that the said doctor only sympathetically held her hands to console her, and then she shrieks out in their usual manner. Whatever be the case, its a no-win situation for the Nigerian doctor. His license is doomed as far as practicing in ANY digitalised country is concerned. It's an indelible record and professional stigma. He can only use his license to practise in countries without a reliable database. So, go back to 9ja.

Oga doki forgot he wasn't in Nigeria where cases of patients-bullying never even register on the victims brain let alone get to court. Lessons learned

Woooow he should return back to Naija and assist his thug folks in destabilizing GEJ administration. countless strikes with impunity and disregarding their oat of practice.

ooooh!!! so dey have finally carried their arrogant and always-right attitude to uk? SOME nigerian doctors are a disgrace to the medical profession and a slap to nigeria. d doctor must be an elder brother to lalaamed

pharmguru: ooooh!!! so dey have finally carried their arrogant and always-right attitude to uk? SOME nigerian doctors are a disgrace to the medical profession and a slap to nigeria. d doctor must be an elder brother to[b] lalaamed[/b]

hahahaha you want an E-fight here?

Emzybrown:

hahahaha you want an E-fight here?

if the guy has no sense of humour, dats his buisness...

Eihyaaa.... Who knows? Maybe na bkos him b Naija na him make UK do am like dis. Maybe him no do wetin d woman say him do and maybe him do am.