LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Fake doctor on manslaughter charges

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Oct 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:20

Description

Report on the case of Matthew Bratman(?) who faked qualifications to become a doctor in Hornchurch, London, and subsequently charged with manslaughter. The judge ordered a not guilty verdict on manslaughter but jailed him for 3 and a half years. Detective Superintendent Russell Allen comments. Tim Crook reports. For FM Drivetime show.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Russell Allen

Keywords

London; Imprisonment; Legal decisions; Trials; Doctors; Manslaughter; Sentencing; Verdicts; Educational qualifications; Drivetime (radio programme); Matthew Bratman(?); Hornchurch

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