A disgraced Scots breast surgeon who performed years of unnecessary operations has lost a bid to challenge his convictions at the Court of Appeal.
Ian Paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding patients with intent, against 10 victims, at Nottingham Crown Court in 2017.
Paterson carried out unnecessary operations in NHS and private hospitals, exaggerating or inventing cancer risks and claiming payments for dearer procedures.
He was jailed for 15 years but Court of Appeal judges increased his tariff to 20 years in 2018.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at
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