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| A former British army doctor has been found guilty of serious misconduct by medical watchdogs over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa and will now face possible sanctions against his working as a medic. | A former British army doctor has been found guilty of serious misconduct by medical watchdogs over the death of Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa and will now face possible sanctions against his working as a medic. |
| Dr Derek Keilloh, appearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service denied any cover-up and claimed he spotted only dried blood around the nose of the hotel receptionist after he was arrested and beaten by British soldiers in Basra in 2003. Hooded with a sandbag for nearly 24 hours, Mousa suffered 93 separate injuries including fractured ribs and a broken nose during the final 36 hours of his life in the custody of the 1st Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR). | Dr Derek Keilloh, appearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service denied any cover-up and claimed he spotted only dried blood around the nose of the hotel receptionist after he was arrested and beaten by British soldiers in Basra in 2003. Hooded with a sandbag for nearly 24 hours, Mousa suffered 93 separate injuries including fractured ribs and a broken nose during the final 36 hours of his life in the custody of the 1st Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR). |
| Keilloh – the senior medic on duty who treated Mousa, 26, on the night he died – repeatedly denied any knowledge of such injuries. | Keilloh – the senior medic on duty who treated Mousa, 26, on the night he died – repeatedly denied any knowledge of such injuries. |
| On Sunday the MPTS listed a series of failings in his conduct in not protecting detainees from mistreatment and ruled he acted dishonestly. On Tuesday the tribunal hearing the case ruled these failings amounted to serious misconduct. | On Sunday the MPTS listed a series of failings in his conduct in not protecting detainees from mistreatment and ruled he acted dishonestly. On Tuesday the tribunal hearing the case ruled these failings amounted to serious misconduct. |
| The tribunal has now retired to decide if Keilloh should face any sanctions over his actions. The MPTS has the power to suspend or strike off doctors they find guilty of misconduct. The GP, who now works at Mayford House surgery in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, should have been aware of the injuries to Mousa – but failed to conduct an adequate examination of the body, the MPTS said. | The tribunal has now retired to decide if Keilloh should face any sanctions over his actions. The MPTS has the power to suspend or strike off doctors they find guilty of misconduct. The GP, who now works at Mayford House surgery in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, should have been aware of the injuries to Mousa – but failed to conduct an adequate examination of the body, the MPTS said. |
| And knowing of the dead man's condition he then failed to assess other detainees or protect them from further mistreatment and tell senior officers what was going on. | And knowing of the dead man's condition he then failed to assess other detainees or protect them from further mistreatment and tell senior officers what was going on. |
| The MPTS said he engaged in "misleading and dishonest" conduct when, at courts martial and a subsequent public inquiry, he maintained under oath he saw no injuries to Mousa's body. | The MPTS said he engaged in "misleading and dishonest" conduct when, at courts martial and a subsequent public inquiry, he maintained under oath he saw no injuries to Mousa's body. |
| A £13m public inquiry concluded Mousa's death was caused by a combination of his weakened physical state – due to factors including heat, exhaustion, his previous injuries, and the hooding and stress positions he was subjected to by British troops – and a final struggle with his guards at the detention centre at Army HQ in Basra. Keilloh was, at the time, a 28-year-old captain new to his post of regimental medical officer of the QLR, having been in the job only eight weeks. | A £13m public inquiry concluded Mousa's death was caused by a combination of his weakened physical state – due to factors including heat, exhaustion, his previous injuries, and the hooding and stress positions he was subjected to by British troops – and a final struggle with his guards at the detention centre at Army HQ in Basra. Keilloh was, at the time, a 28-year-old captain new to his post of regimental medical officer of the QLR, having been in the job only eight weeks. |
| After a "very short" handover, he took over the medical team of the regiment at their HQ in the former headquarters of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party in war-torn Basra City. | After a "very short" handover, he took over the medical team of the regiment at their HQ in the former headquarters of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party in war-torn Basra City. |
| A number of the regiment's soldiers had been killed in the city by insurgents and Operation Salerno was launched by the QLR against Saddam loyalists in the city. | A number of the regiment's soldiers had been killed in the city by insurgents and Operation Salerno was launched by the QLR against Saddam loyalists in the city. |
| On 14 September 2003 Mousa and other detainees were brought in for questioning after being arrested at the Ibn Al Haitham hotel in Basra in the early hours of the morning. | On 14 September 2003 Mousa and other detainees were brought in for questioning after being arrested at the Ibn Al Haitham hotel in Basra in the early hours of the morning. |
| At around 9.30pm the next day, Keilloh was summoned from his medical post to the detention area because Mousa had "fallen and collapsed". | At around 9.30pm the next day, Keilloh was summoned from his medical post to the detention area because Mousa had "fallen and collapsed". |
| Keilloh and his team tried for half an hour to resuscitate Mousa before he was declared dead at 10.05pm. | Keilloh and his team tried for half an hour to resuscitate Mousa before he was declared dead at 10.05pm. |
| The MPTS panel hearing Keilloh's case is expected to make a ruling by Friday. | The MPTS panel hearing Keilloh's case is expected to make a ruling by Friday. |
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