Glasgow doctor convicted of stalking a woman suspended for a second time

A Glasgow doctor has been suspended for the second time after a court ruled he showed a “lack of insight” into his actions following his conviction of stalking a woman.

It was found that Dr. Anatta Nergui had sent the woman “hundreds” of messages, some of which mentioned rape.

Nergui was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court on 18 March 2020 after pleading guilty to a number of charges including conduct causing fear or alarm and resisting arrest.

On 25 January 2021, the psychiatrist was sentenced to a suspended sentence of 18 months’ supervision and 150 hours of unpaid work.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) also imposed the maximum suspension of 12 months in 2023 following Nergui’s trial.

The case was heard again before the court on May 30 this year.

The latest court heard allegations made to the General Medical Council on 27 November 2018 by an unnamed individual who said that Dr Nergui had been harassing the woman over a period of time, including once turning up uninvited at an unknown address very early in the morning and asking to see the woman.

It was also stated that he sent the woman hundreds of messages, which were handed over to the police. Among them were messages that mentioned rape.”

It was found that Dr. Nergui had little insight into his criminal behavior, which he allegedly committed during a stressful work situation, and that he showed no remorse or made any attempts to apologize.

When asked how he would deal with stress in the future, he could not give the tribunal an answer beyond “reading and writing”.

The court concluded that Dr. Nergui’s insights focused on himself and “demonstrated a limited understanding of how his criminal conduct had far-reaching consequences for the medical profession and the public’s trust in it.”

The court decided to suspend the doctor again after concerns were raised: “Given his limited insight, low level of remorse and lack of consideration of the impact of his actions and conviction on (the applicant) and the reputation of the profession, the court concluded that the risk of repetition remained high.”

It was also noted that he had shown some remorse and insight into his conduct and that, although he worked in a non-clinical capacity, he had undertaken further medical training.

It was found that Dr. Nergui’s fitness to practice the profession continued to be impaired as a result of his conviction.