Exorcised by her own lover
Nurse almost died after NHS doctor injected drugs to ‘rid her of evil spirits’
A DOCTOR is facing a lengthy jail term after almost killing his partner with dangerous drugs he administered to ‘rid her of evil spirits’.
Anaesthetist Hossam Metwally, 60, would tie Kelly Wilson down before injecting her with potentially lethal sedatives in ‘Muslim exorcism rituals’ at their home.
She became ‘critically ill’ after one such ‘ceremony’ and was put in intensive care with ‘multiple organ failure due to drugs,’ a court heard.
Metwally told the hospital Miss Wilson simply had a history of chronic pain. But doctors believed the 33-year-old had been injected with something and called police. Over a four-year period the NHS doctor had fuelled the nurse’s addiction to prescription drugs through the rituals which were described as his ‘dangerous perversions’.
Metwally had been obtaining drugs using fake prescriptions in the names of family members. He claimed Miss Wilson was injected with only ‘holy oil’ in rituals to rid her of bad spirits possessing her body. ‘I did this to help Kelly,’ he told Sheffield Crown Court.
But the jury rejected his defence and found him guilty of administering a noxious substance, supplying drugs to Miss Wilson and possession with intent to supply. He admitted a fraud charge during the trial. Prosecutor John Elvidge, QC, said: ‘Dr Metwally is a charlatan and he abused his position as a doctor to gain her confidence and encouraged her to become intoxicated using dangerous substances that rendered her into such a state she forfeited all control over her body to him.’
Mr Elvidge said the ‘dangerous noxious substances’ were not given to Miss Wilson for legitimate medical reasons but to indulge their interest in exorcism and the effects of the powerful medications.
The drugs included fentanyl, Diazemuls, ketamine or propofol, used for pain relief and sedation. They can cause unconsciousness, reduced breathing, brain damage and death, the court heard. However, Miss Wilson has since recovered from the ordeal.
Metwally qualified as an anaesthetist after moving to the UK from Egypt. He was working for the North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and ran a pain clinic in Grimsby where he lived.
The divorced father-of-four met Miss Wilson around seven years ago when she was training to be a nurse. She began working for him and then moved in with him.
After his arrest, police found about 200 videos, many of which showed Metwally giving injections to Miss Wilson.
Islamic ‘Ruqya’ ceremonies were performed to exorcise evil spirits and there were clips of her being restrained with straps tied to the bed, in bath water and also with others present in the room. One video showed Miss Wilson lying on the bed with Metwally explaining he was ‘going to find out if you have a bad spirit or not’.
The Recorder of Sheffield Jeremy Richardson QC, remanded Metwally in custody for sentencing next month.
He described the case as the most ‘bizarre’ in his 41 years in the justice system and said it was ‘shocking’ that a ‘doctor should find himself in the dock requiring sentencing for such serious criminal charges’. Metwally also admitted two voyeurism offences involving women not involved in the trial.