BRAIN BUTCHER POLICE PROTEST

Patients waiting for more than five years say not enough is being done to bring shamed medic to justice

- VIVIENNE AITKEN

VICTIMS of brain butcher neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel are planning a protest to demand he is brought to justice claiming they feel like they are "on death row".

For more than five years Police Scotland have been receiving complaints from people who believe they were victims of Eljamel but there has been no suggestion of arrest or charges against him or NHS Tayside.

He now lives in his homeland of Libya, where he continues to work as a surgeon and has been photographed treating children.

Now the victims of Eljamel's botched surgery, who number more than 170, complain the police only ramped up their investigation following the announcement of a public inquiry into the scandal.

Next week, victims will protest outside Bell Street Police Station in Dundee at the length of time they have had to wait to see if charges will be brought.