Celebrated heart surgeon Mohamed Amrani, 53, has been found guilty of molesting vulnerable women by groping and assaulting them at London hospitals. On trial at the Old Bailey over accusations made from five different women between 2001 and 2014, the consultant from Harrow, west London, has denied all the claims made against him.
A jury deliberated for 20 hours before it found him guilty of indecently assaulting a woman twice, by groping her breasts through her clothes between 2003 and 2004 and sexually assaulting another in 2014. The court also heard how a victim who complained to the hospital about an indecent assault, was allegedly asked to “just ignore him, he does it to everyone.” The NHS Trust has been accused of trying to cover up the accusations and it was suggested that Amrani felt women would be too scared to report such assaults due to his medical reputation.
One of the victims' husband called it a “pretty devastating event” in her life, telling the court how she came home and was “very very upset.” He added, “My wife told me she had been groped and I understood that to be touching over her clothing in a sexual manner.”
Amrani has been acquitted of four counts of indecent assault, two by penetration, and one sexual. The jury is still deliberating on a charge of rape and will resume on Friday, next week. Known for several life-saving operations around the world, Amrani hit the news in 2007, when he performed UK's first double heart valve replacement using keyhole surgery.
