Injured patients call for disgraced surgeon to be held criminally responsible

For 18 years Sam Eljamel carried out brain and back surgery at NHS Tayside.

Six years since patients complained to police about the harm they suffered at the hands of a Dundee doctor, the chief constable is being urged to hold him and the health board criminally responsible.

Countless botched operations by Sam Eljamel left patients struggling, some with life-changing injuries.

A public inquiry was granted last year, after a long-running campaign by those he harmed.

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