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Top surgeon suspended by medical watchdog after Old Firm bust-up with partner

One of Scotland's top surgeons has been suspended from practice for two months over an Old Firm bust-up with his partner that left him with a criminal conviction.

Dr Graeme Holt, a leading hip replacement surgeon in Ayrshire, lost the plot with Jenifer Joseph, a senior charge nurse, after watching Rangers beat Celtic at Parkhead in December 2019.

He admitted to to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause fear or alarm, and was sentenced was placed under supervision for two years by Sheriff Michael Hanlon at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court as a 'direct alternative' to jail.

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