Dangerous to convict on 'uncorroborated evidence' of any complainants, judge tells Michael Shine trial

The judge in the trial of a retired surgeon accused of groping young male patients has told the jury that it would be dangerous to convict on the “uncorroborated evidence” of any of the complainants.

Michael Shine (85) of Wellington Rd. in Dublin has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to eight charges of indecently assaulting five patients at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and at his private clinic, both in Drogheda, Co Louth, on dates between 1964 and 1991.