Self-defence dentist can return to work

A dentist who stood trial for the attempted murder of an ‘undesirable individual’ in his home is free to return to work after his suspension was lifted by regulators today. (Fri) Phillip Gale, 50, stabbed Andrew Smith on 16 October last year, when he found him drinking and taking cocaine with his wife at the house they shared in Foulridge, Lancashire. He was cleared by a jury at Preston Crown Court after he told the court he stabbed Mr Smith…