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Breast surgeon found guilty of wounding patients

Ian Paterson was a consultant general surgeon working in breast surgery at the top of his profession.

Judge Jeremy Baker released Paterson on conditional bail ahead of sentencing in May.

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Former patients overjoyed after surgeon found guilty

This is the moment that former patients of Ian Paterson were told he had been found guilty of deliberately wounding 10 of his patients.

The consultant general surgeon was working in breast surgery at the top of his profession.

A jury at Nottingham Crown Court convicted him of 17 counts of wounding with intent after carrying out "completely unnecessary" operations.

Paterson, who was also convicted of three counts of unlawful wounding, was described in court by one victim as acting like a God like figure.

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