Verdict of TV doctor accused of indecently assaulting patients delayed as juror sent home ill during deliberations
The verdict following the trial of the TV doctor accused of indecently assaulting patients has been delayed after a juror was unable to take part in deliberations due to illness.
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Judge John Butterfield KC sent the jurors to' deliberate yesterday afternoon (April 10) and were expected to return their verdict today.
However, despite the heightened tension created at the end of a trial the court was told no progress could be made until Monday.
Former doctor Aivar Bracka, aged 73, denies five chares of indecent assault, against one child and two adults, in the late 1990s when he was a high flying surgeon with a massive waiting list of patients.
