‘I can’t watch them die’ – doctor’s fight to save terror victims

An off-duty junior doctor begged to be allowed out of a restaurant to help victims stabbed in the London Bridge attack, saying “I can’t watch them die”, an inquest has heard.

Dr Jonathan Moses, who graduated a year-anda-half before terrorists struck on 3 June 2017, told an inquest he heard peo - ple “shouting and screaming” as he ate dinner with a friend.

“I could hear people saying, ‘Oh God, oh God, help, help, they’ve been stabbed, they’ve been stabbed’,” he said giving evidence at the Old Bailey yesterday.

The medic, who had four months’ experience working in a hospital accident and emergency department, said he could see two people lying on the pavement outside from the upstairs window of Lobos in Borough High Street.

“I immediately wanted to help so I ran,” he said. “I told my friend, ‘I’m going outside to help’.

“Iran down the stairs. The restaurant, the place was in a panic – people running away from the door, people screaming.

“I made my way to the door, spoke to a member of staff at the restaurant. He was standing by the door keeping guard.

“I said ,‘ You have to let me out, I’m a doctor .’ He said, ‘There’s people being attacked, I can’t let you out’.

“I said, ‘I can’t watch them die. You have to let me out and just lock the door after me to keep people safe’.”

Dr Moses said he went outside to help and found a man and woman lying on the ground.

The man was not moving but the woman was moving and screaming, he said.

The doctor said he saw other injured people had help around them so decided to go to the woman.

“I had to make a quick decision to the best of my memory.”

The inquest continues.