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Daily Record
Daily Record
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Mark Howarth

Victim of Scots sex pest surgeon to sue NHS after warnings ignored

A victim of a sex pest surgeon is suing the NHS after warnings he was a predator were ignored. Dr Fredrick Ruzvidzo was allowed to carry on working at University Hospital Monklands, in Airdrie, despite concerns he was preying on women.

The creepy medic is now on the sex offenders' register after being convicted of forcing himself on two staff members. His medical career ended last month when he was struck off – with Ruzvidzo admitting he couldn’t guarantee he would not attack more women.

Last night, one of his victims revealed she is suing both NHS Lanarkshire and the disgraced doc, and feels he should have been stopped years before. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: "Senior staff had repeated chances to deal with Ruzvidzo even before I was attacked.

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