A round-up of today's home news stories in brief
Surgeon removed from register
The surgeon who defrauded insurance companies of more than €700,000 by falsely claiming his wife had breast cancer is no longer allowed to practise after the High Court yesterday confirmed the removal of his name from the medical register.
Dr Emad Massoud (54), with his wife, nurse Gehan Massoud (47), was found guilty of defrauding two insurance companies by lodging false claims concerning his wife’s condition.
Massoud, Woodview, Ratoath, Co Meath, and his wife, both from Alexandria, Egypt, were convicted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March last year. Massoud was sentenced to four years imprisonment by Judge Patrick McCartan, while his wife received a suspended three-year sentence.
Striking-off of doctor confirmed
The High Court has confirmed the removal from the medical register of Dr Mohammed Taha, a consultant at Sligo General Hospital who was found guilty of professional misconduct in relation to the inappropriate examination of a female patient at the hospital in 2006.
The court was told yesterday that the Medical Council was also seeking an order restraining Dr Taha from applying to have his name restored for a period of 20 years.