A bogus psychiatrist has been convicted of a "deliberate and wicked deception" after faking a medical degree certificate and working for a number of health trusts.
Zholia Alemi worked as a psychiatrist across the UK, including in Scotland, after claiming to have qualified at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, Manchester Crown Court was told. In 2019 we revealed that records were being reviewed of patients across Scotland who received treatment from the fake psychiatrist.
In one case, a man who was treated by Alemi at Ayr’s Ailsa Hospital in 2008, said her behaviour set alarm bells ringing and he raised concerns with health chiefs. But Alemi accused the man of being paranoid and even tried to get his daughter taken out of his care.
