A SCOTS-trained Army doctor has told medical watchdogs he did not see any injuries on an innocent Iraqi who was beaten to death by British soldiers.

Dr Derek Keilloh, who did his medical degree in Aberdeen, claimed he only spotted dried blood around the nose of Baha Mousa, who had been arrested by soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment.

Dr Keilloh is appearing before the Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service, a new arm of the General Medical Council dealing with misconduct allegations.

Mr Mousa, 26, was hooded, handcuffed and beaten before he died, suffering 93 separate injuries, including fractured ribs and a broken nose.

But the doctor, who supervised a failed resuscitation attempt, has maintained that he did not see the victim's catalogue of injuries. He faces charges that he failed to conduct an adequate examination of Mr Mousa's body after death and failed to notify a superior officer of the circumstances of the death.

He faces similar claims relating to two other detainees who were injured. He denies all the charges.