West Midlands doctor arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting child patient

Police had previously investigated suspect in 2018 but case dropped for insufficient evidence'

A doctor has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child patient, prompting a widespread police investigation into his conduct at two hospitals in the West Midlands.

The Royal Stoke university hospital in Stoke-on-Trent and Russells Hall hospital in Dudley have both opened up helplines for parents of children who may have been treated by the 34-year-old, as well as past patients.