High Court cancels registration of former deputy State pathologist for professional misconduct

The court was told about 'bizarre communication' from Dr Khalid Jaber who made it clear he had no intention of participating in the proceedings, 'other than from the sidelines' with grenades

Dr Khalid Jaber was last February found by a Medical Council Fitness to Practise Committee guilty of professional misconduct relating to his postmortem findings in two cases. File picture: Collins Courts

A former deputy State pathologist who was found guilty of professional misconduct over his postmortem findings in two criminal cases has had his registration cancelled by the High Court.

High Court president Mr Justice David Barniville confirmed a decision of the Irish Medical Council to impose the most severe sanction and cancel the registration of Dr Khalid Jaber.