Consulant ‘groped patient’s breasts’

A heart specialist groped the breasts of three patients for his own sexual gratification while pretending to carry out medical examinations, a court heard. Consultant cardiologist Dr Sumit Basu, 59, allegedly abused his position of trust to touch the victims during check-ups at Lewisham Hospital in south London. He also sexually assaulted two of the women with his fingers and asked one of them about her sex life, Woolwich Crown Court heard. Prosecutor Hanna Llewellyn-Waters said: ‘They were all referred…