Patients of breast surgeon convicted of 17 counts of wounding speak of ordeal

A breast surgeon has been convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding by a jury at Nottingham Crown Court, after being accused of carrying out a series of unnecessary operations.

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

Throughout the case the jury heard stories from patients who were treated by Ian Paterson at Spire Hospital in Little Aston and Solihull. This included Frances Perks:

ITV News Central also spoke to Rachel Butler, who said she still gets pains from the operations.

Another one of Paterson's patients, Patricia Welch, said she looks the way she does because she was avoiding cancer.