A consultant paediatrician has been found guilty of allegations of poor professional performance at a Medical Council hearing in Dublin.

A brave mother was visibly emotional as the closing arguments were made yesterday at a Medical Council inquiry in a case involving a paediatric consultant.

Expert witnesses appeared before the Medical Council inquiry yesterday as the case into Dr Mohammad Ilyas Khan continued.

A mother yesterday gave an emotional testimony to a Medical Council inquiry after her son was left brain damaged following a lack of oxygen to his brain during birth.