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Cancer Doc Attacked
A world-leading ovarian cancer specialist was beaten senseless by relatives of a woman undergoing treatment in his clinic, police in Berlin, Germany, have revealed.
Professor Jalid Sehouli - now recovering from serious injuries in his hospital's casualty ward - was attacked when two men burst into his office at the Clinic for Gynaecology in the city's Charité Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
A colleague who rushed to help was also attacked, say police.
The professor identified his attackers as relatives of a women who had undergone an operation at the clinic.
"We believe that they disagreed violently with this treatment. It was an extremely violent attack causing serious injuries and broken bones," said a police spokesman.
Berlin state health minister Mario Czaja said: "I am most deeply shocked by this incident."
Professor Sehouli is one of the most respected experts in cancer in women in the world and is head of the European Competence Center for Ovarian Cancer.
German Herald
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