Thomas Kwan's actions were utterly despicable,
The defendant entirely understands that is inevitable.
First and foremost I want to recognise and praise the victim in this case
There will be a substantial custodial term
While the attempt on his victim's life was thankfully unsuccessful, the effects were still catastrophic,
As, I suspect, would any of us, Mr O'Hara fell for it hook, line and sinker, he had not the slightest suspicion that this was anything other than a genuine NHS community care initiative which he warmly welcomed and was grateful for.
Mr Thomas Kwan, the defendant in the case, was in January of this year a respected and experienced medical doctor in general practice with a GP's surgery based in Sunderland