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Lucinda Cameron

Doctor and husband who sold PPE stolen from NHS during pandemic jailed

Attiya Sheikh and her husband Omer Sheikh were jailed at Paisley Sheriff Court (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

A doctor and her husband who made almost £8,000 out of “sheer greed” selling PPE stolen from the NHS during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic have been jailed for 10 months each.

Attiya and Omer Sheikh admitted resetting a quantity of personal protective equipment (PPE) which was the property of NHS Scotland between May 30 and October 7, 2020 when they appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court in May.

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