British brain surgeon 'assaulted woman, posed with weapons and watched beheading video'

A British brain surgeon has been struck off the medical register after committing a spate of disturbing offences.

Dr Sayed Talibi, 38, from Tamworth, worked at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust before his suspension. A medical tribunal found him guilty of misconduct spanning more than a decade.

From posing with an arsenal of weapons in a series of photographs, downloading or viewing graphic images of Taliban beheadings, assaulting a woman, making racist comments, and committing fraud - the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found the brain surgeon had brought his profession "into disrepute" in many ways.

Talibi admitted possessing photos of a waterboarding device, and it was found that he had downloaded or viewed sick images of civilians and Pakistani soldiers being beheaded by the Taliban.

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However, claims that he possessed "sensitive material" about the terrorists who conducted the 9/11 attacks were not proven.

He also admitted uploading a photo of himself during a brain surgery to an online dating profile that included the patient's exposed brain - without their consent.

Between 2007 and 2018, he was found to have posed with a litany of weapons in a series of chilling photographs, including a 'large quantity' of knives, firearms and an axe.

The disgraced surgeon admitted posing with the weapons was "foolish" but that he believed "it was cool" at the time.

He also claimed that his interest in weapons was linked to his time as an army cadet when he was a student.

Talibi denied having "anti-Western sentiments" which the KC for the General Medical Council accused him of, calling himself a "British patriot".

However, it was found proved that he had used racist language between January 2016 and August 2017, including that he used words to the effect of saying he "hated" non-muslims - for which he used a derogatory slur, "kuffar" - "and white people".

The most serious claim levied against the surgeon was that he raped a woman three times, which he denied. The tribunal found that on one occasion, he had sex with the woman without her consent and without him having "reasonable belief" she was consenting.

Talibi was also proven to have behaved in a threatening and abusive manner to the woman - referred to as Ms A to protect her anonymity - which included threatening to waterboard her.

In 2016, when the woman accidentally touched Talibi's glasses in the stairwell of a university library, he punched the wall and shouted at her aggressively, the tribunal heard.

Talibi also admitted to breaking a non-molestation order by contacting the woman via video call in 2018.

The disgraced surgeon was also found to have defrauded EDF Energy over a £770.01 bill and to have stolen £23.50 worth of milk powder from his local Asda - something which he admitted saw him banned from all Asda supermarkets.

The Mirror has contacted the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust for comment.