Nigerian doctor guilty of assaulting patient has been acquitted

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The Nigerian doctor, Abiodun Bale, who was simply charged &  found guilty of attacking women patient in his surgery when she disagreed with his diagnosis (if you missed it,read here) has been acquitted. 

Lancashire Telegraph  

reports that Dr Bale appealed against his conviction last December and won.

Dr Bale agreed there was a dispute but did not agree he had touched the female patient. He claimed that during a ‘breakdown'between himself and the patient, she was dissatisfied with the procedure & advice and decided to make a false claim about assault.

A doctor had told the court he had just wanted to describe to her that he didn't want her to leave and was trying to do his best for her.

A judge allowed the appeal, although the judge said they didn't believe he had told the truth. The GP had earlier been given a six-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay for £1,015 costs by the lower court. He now has no   criminal convictions.