Doctor denies sex assaults on 19 patients

A family doctor has denied sexually assaulting 19 female patients at his surgery during unnecessary breast and vaginal examinations. Manish Shah, 48, is accused of molesting the women over four years at Mawney Medical Centre in Romford, Essex, between June 2009 and July 2013. One of the alleged victims was aged just 15. But the GP insists he only carried out appropriate examinations. Wearing a black suit over a dark striped shirt and gold tie, Shah appeared at the Old…