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| Leicester: Doctor struck off over child abuse images and videos | |
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| Sharmake Maxamed has been erased from the medical register | Sharmake Maxamed has been erased from the medical register |
| A former doctor has been struck off from the medical register after being convicted of making indecent images of children. | A former doctor has been struck off from the medical register after being convicted of making indecent images of children. |
| Sharmake Maxamed's phone was found to contain 50 indecent images and videos of children after it was seized by police during his arrest at his Leicester home in October 2021. | Sharmake Maxamed's phone was found to contain 50 indecent images and videos of children after it was seized by police during his arrest at his Leicester home in October 2021. |
| The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found his conduct "was so deplorable and egregious that it cannot be remedied". | The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found his conduct "was so deplorable and egregious that it cannot be remedied". |
| Maxamed, 30, was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court in March to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, after he admitted making indecent images of children and possession of cocaine. | Maxamed, 30, was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court in March to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, after he admitted making indecent images of children and possession of cocaine. |
| A report of the tribunal, held between 8 and 14 January, said Maxamed had been erased from the medical register. | A report of the tribunal, held between 8 and 14 January, said Maxamed had been erased from the medical register. |
| It said Maxamed qualified as a doctor in 2019 from the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, before working in Scandinavia. | It said Maxamed qualified as a doctor in 2019 from the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, before working in Scandinavia. |
| He then moved to the UK to start work as a clinical fellow at George Eliot NHS Trust, Nuneaton, on 11 October 2021, the report added. | He then moved to the UK to start work as a clinical fellow at George Eliot NHS Trust, Nuneaton, on 11 October 2021, the report added. |
| Maxamed was arrested eight days later regarding allegations relating to indecent imagery and possession of Class A drugs. | Maxamed was arrested eight days later regarding allegations relating to indecent imagery and possession of Class A drugs. |
| The report said: "The tribunal determined that no lesser sanction than erasure would adequately maintain public confidence in the medical profession. | The report said: "The tribunal determined that no lesser sanction than erasure would adequately maintain public confidence in the medical profession. |
| "The only proportionate and appropriate sanction is erasure, to maintain public confidence in the profession, the regulator and the regulatory process and uphold professional standards." | "The only proportionate and appropriate sanction is erasure, to maintain public confidence in the profession, the regulator and the regulatory process and uphold professional standards." |
| It added that, "given the gravity of its findings", an immediate erasure order was necessary. | It added that, "given the gravity of its findings", an immediate erasure order was necessary. |
| The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it was alerted by Australian Federal Police in July 2020 after an online account linked to Maxamed received a folder containing several hundred files. | The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it was alerted by Australian Federal Police in July 2020 after an online account linked to Maxamed received a folder containing several hundred files. |
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