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Doctor struck off for sex attacks on patients

A DOCTOR who carried out sex attacks on two female patients in hospitals has been struck off.

Dr Samir Asa'Ad, 64, was jailed for 18 months last year over the attacks at Crosshouse Hospital in Ayrshire and Hairmyres Hospital in South Lanarkshire.

After a hearing of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, he was barred from the profession.

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