Receptionist Accuser Was "Exhibitionist" Says Sex Case Doc

A G.P. accused of groping his receptionist told a jury yesterday the woman was "overtly friendly" towards him and potentially held a grudge after her snubbed her birthday.

Dr. Ayoola Makanjuola, 53, who also denies fondling a patient, insisted the out-of-hours clinic was not as isolated as the woman claimed, with two other members of staff often present - contrary to her evidence.

The G.P. of Page Street, Mill Hill has pleaded not guilty at Wood Green Crown Court to six counts of indecently assaulting the 43 year-old between March 31 and June 4, 2002 at the 'Harmoni' surgery in Borehamwood.

"She said funny things, strange things that you cannot explain," he told the jury. "It got to the point where I thought I would have to do something about it.

"She was an extrovert to the point of exhibitionism and dressed loudly both in terms of colours and her tight outfits, which were more appropriate for an outing than work.

"She accused me of reporting her to Harmoni for inappropriate dress and behaviour after I failed to get her anything for her birthday.

"I think she was expecting me to come to her birthday party and bring a present and a card."

The doctor, who has practiced medicine for thirty years, added: "I became more wary and withdrawn. I did not let the relationship develop."

The receptionist reported him to the General Medical Council and the G.P. was cleared of misconduct charges by a tribunal.

"I have gone through a double punishment and the pain of being accused of baseless things," said Dr. Makanjuola. "It has been traumatic to say the least."

He claimed her evidence before the GMC and jury was inconsistent. "Her story keeps changing and she cannot give specific times."

The receptionist made a statement to police, complaining she was groped while working alone with Dr. Makanjuola a decade earlier.

"He remarked to her that she had a 'sexy body' and asked if she had a boyfriend and when she last had sex," prosecutor Mr. David Markham told the jury. "He made it clear he was sexually attracted to her.

"He approached her from behind as she was working and touched her breasts and on another occasion grabbed her arm and directed it towards his penis.

"He also grabbed her from behind and pulled her towards him so she could feel his penis was erect and placed his hand in the area of her vagina."

Dr. Makanjuola also denies four counts of sexually assaulting a 25 year-old patient at his surgery in Bell Hill, Bicknoller, Barnet between October 27, 2008 and January 20, last year.

Trial continues………..

X-Factor Yob Glassed Girl In Bar Row

An notorious X-Factor double reject was "abused" by drinkers in a late-night bar before smashing a wine glass over a young woman's head - knocking her unconscious - a court heard yesterday.

George Gerasimou, 20, (pic.l.) of Giesbach Road, Archway, who famously flopped twice on the talent show in 2009 and last year, put the victim in hospital for three days when a row erupted over drinks he spilled.

"My head was cut open," 25 year-old Samantha Vohmann (pic.r.) told Wood Green Crown Court. "I had to have a scan and they took glass out of my skull and stitched me up."

She and three friends were at the end of a five hour pub crawl at the Maze Inn, Southgate on September 4, last year and complained Gerasimou didn't buy them replacement drinks.

"I was having an argument and got hit on the head," Miss Vohmann told the jury. "I must have fallen down the steps on to the floor, but I don't remember anything else because I was unconscious."

She admits being "drunk" and "unsteady on her feet" after consuming approximately eight drinks during the evening.

Gerasimou's lawyer Mr. Graeme Wilson suggested his client had been "abused" and "ribbed" by customers telling, the victim: "You and your friends were hurling abuse at Mr. Gerasimou."

Prosecutor Mr. Nana Owusuh told the jury it was 2.30am when the girls left their drinks on a table while they danced.

"They noticed the defendant sit on that table and because of his appearance on X-Factor they recognised him and moved towards the table to be nearer the drinks.

"As one of them approached this defendant stood up and the drinks got knocked over.

"They asked him to apologise and an altercation ensued. There was no apology from Mr. Gerasimou or replacement drinks offered."

Bar staff offered replacement drinks, but the row continued.

"The complainant was close to Mr. Gerasimou and in a second the defendant, who was holding a wine glass, used it as a weapon and hit her over the head with the rim," added Mr. Owusuh.

"She fell to the floor and was knocked unconscious and police and an ambulance were called.

"Mr. Gerasimou ran away from the incident, but security took him back into a holding room and the police spoke to him."

When quizzed the defendant answered "no comment" to officers.

Before the trial Recorder Brian O'Neill QC told the jury: "You will hear the defendant has appeared on X-Factor on two occasions and a number of witnesses recognised him from the television programme.

"You must not attempt to find out any information about his appearances on X-Factor."

Gerasimou has pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, with intent, and a lesser charge of wounding.

Trial continues.............

'Seat Rage' Co. Director Sentenced For Boozy Train Attack

A "loutish, boorish and drunken" company director left a fellow commuter permanently scarred after a 'seat rage' attack on a late-night train.

Financial consultant Kevin Fowler, 45, (pictured) punched the victim, who had placed his laptop bag on a seat, causing a 2.5cm cut under his left eye.

When quizzed by police after a night in a cell he complained: "I'm a middle-aged, middle-class bloke standing up for the rights of rail travellers, who have a right to use a seat."

Fowler, of Withdean Avenue, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing was convicted of assaulting 38 year-old account manager Adrian Farthing on August 4, last year.

He was sentenced today to a twelve month community order, which includes 200 hours community service work and ordered to pay £1500 compensation to the victim and £550 costs.

The Brighton victim told Croydon Magistrates' Court he was sitting on a train at London Bridge Station at 11.15pm.

"A gentleman came in, picked up my leather laptop bag and threw it onto my lap. He said he had a ticket and every right to sit there," Mr. Farthing told the court.

"He threatened me with words along the lines of: 'You'd better shut up before I shut you up.'

"I laughed and turned away, which may have inflamed the situation and provoked him into hitting me over the head.

"There was a blow and I was knocked forward and must have hit the tray in front of me to cause the cut on my face.

"He was very, very drunk, his words were slurry and he was very, very rude and arrogant."

Fowler, who insisted he had no more than four or five complementary pints after a business seminar, told the court: "I felt it was anti-social behaviour. He had his bag on the seat and food on the flip-down tray in front of that seat.

"When I put the bag in his lap it was not with undue force.

"I was irritated, but not annoyed. He laughed at me in a way to demean me. He was being very sarcastic."

Fowler claimed he was attempting to defend himself from Mr. Farthing when his wristwatch caught the complainant's eye.

He insisted the victim kicked him and produced a photograph of an ankle injury to the court.

The first-time offender was arrested at East Croydon Station and questioned the next day.

"To my disappointment I was treated like a common criminal and spent a sleepless night in a cell. I have never been in trouble before.

"The whole thing is an embarrassment. This was more like school playground behaviour than how a middle-aged, middle-class bloke like me should behave."

District Judge Justin Barron told Ex-Barclays man Fowler, who employs fifty staff: "Your behaviour has been described as loutish, drunken and boorish.

"Your demeanour in the witness stand has come over as aggressive and sarcastic and it is far more likely you received that injury through your own drunken behaviour.

"The complainant received a two and a half centimetre laceration below the left eye and is permanently scarred."

Random Beating In South London: Witnesses Sought

A cyclist battered a 34 year-old lone woman into unconsciousness as she strolled in South London before punching a man moments later.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the unprovoked attack near Costcutters, (pictured) Norwood Road, Herne Hill on the evening of February 29.

The victim was walking home at 10.50pm when the cyclist suddenly mounted the pavement behind her.

She was punched repeatedly in the head and collapsed unconscious onto the pavement with serious injuries.

The suspect then continued cycling along the pavement and punched another man before fleeing.

Both attacks appear to have no motive at this time and the woman remains in hospital in a serious condition.

The suspect is described as a black man, wearing a long dark coat and riding a mountain bike.

A 49 year old man has been arrested and remains in custody at a south London police station.



This incident is being investigated by Southwark police.

Any person who witnessed any part of these incidents or has information should telephone 0207 232 6145 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Lottery Win Fraudster Jailed For Scamming Pensioner

A heartless conman who targeted an 83 year-old woman, who paid £26,920 in ‘fees’ to release a bogus £200,000 lottery win, was jailed for sixteen months on Thursday.

Nigerian father-of-three Sergius Ene, 43, (pictured) of Rushton Gardens, Ilford received the bulk of the money swindled from the Northampton pensioner, who has not seen a penny since.

He pleaded guilty to unlawfully retaining a £19,500 bank credit and was told by Croydon Crown Court (pictured) Judge Nicholas Ainley: “It is always a mean trick to play on people and having got the money you decided to spend it so she will not get it back.”

Prosecutor Mr. Julius Capon told the court the victim received a fake ‘Euromillions’ letter announcing the prize in June 2009 and she was tricked into sending a £420 cheque to secure the funds.

She sent another £7,000 cheque to purportedly authorise the win then a £19,500 money transfer to an account called Delta Venture International, which was under Ene’s control.

A further £45,000 was demanded and the pensioner was in the process of arranging a bank transfer when staff at her Nationwide branch halted the transaction and alerted the police.

Ene was eventually tracked down and arrested in June 2010 and charged in February, last year.

His lawyer Dora O’Malley told the court her client was not involved in the scam and thought the payment was a mortgage he applied for, but admits he should have investigated it further.

Ene’s home is now subject to repossession.

The judge rejected the defendant’s attempts to distance himself from the swindle announcing: “He simply must be part of the scam that takes money from this woman.

“I am not going to abandon common sense.

“An elderly lady has been persuaded to part with a large amount of money after being conned into believing she has won the lottery.”

'Semi-Detached Rage' Pensioner Sentenced

An 81year-old pensioner, who punched next-door's builder twice in the face in a suburban 'semi-detached rage' attack and violently struck his neighbour with his grandson's rounders bat when work started on their shared chimney, has been sentenced.

Mounting ill-feeling concerning noisy works boiled over just three weeks after the new family moved into the quiet road and the blows left the Polish contractor with blood pouring from his nose and mouth.

Retired John Payne, (pic.top) of Oaks Avenue, Worcester Park, Surrey pleaded guilty to assaulting Lukasz Nochowicz (pic. mid.l.) and Jaspal Sidhu (pic.mid.r.) on October 11, last year.

"We was quite friendly until he started all this building lark," he told Croydon Magistrates' Court yesterday. "Twenty years I've lived there and I've never had trouble with anyone.

"The builders have been working from eight in the morning to eight at night. Me and the wife have been listening to them banging and crashing about at all hours."

Prosecutor Mr. John Gardner said the Sidhu family had just moved into the adjoining property (bottom l.) and immediately began renovations after introducing themselves to Payne and his 79 year-old wife with a box of chocolates.

"Before the assaults Payne came over and said there was a lot of noise taking place and Mr. Sidhu shut his front door because he was being shouted at by the defendant.

"Mr. Sidhu had taken his family out for the day when Payne approached Mr. Nochowicz, who was standing by a skip and asked: 'What's going on?'

"He did not reply to the defendant and returned to the house, but Payne forced open the front door with a kick, barged past and began running upstairs.

"Mr. Nochowicz grabbed his arm and Payne turned and punched him twice with his right hand to the nose and mouth."

The builder rushed to the sink in pain and later told police: "I was shocked and bleeding heavily from the nose and mouth."

Mr. Sidhu was telephoned and immediately returned home and knocked on Payne's front door.

The victim told police: "He had a red bat in his left hand and raised the bat and struck me with it on the right side of the face.

"I believe if I had not moved I would have suffered a far more serious blow to my head. He then hit me again on the right side of the body near my rib cage."

Mr. Sidhu feared he was about to be hit for a third time and kicked Payne, who fell backwards onto the floor.

"Police were called and Payne was arrested," explained Mr. Gardner. "He told them he was fed up with the noise.

"The box of chocolates the Sidhu's gave them was unceremoniously hurled over the fence after this incident."

Miss Clodagh Callenam said: "Mr. Payne is rather set in his ways and was clearly upset by the noise and found it difficult to deal with because he is set in his routine.

"He believes you are not allowed to carry out works on your home at the weekend and found this grating, grating, grating on his nerves. It was the only thing going on in his life."

The defendant also believed his permission was needed for work on the chimney separating the properties to begin and heard the upstairs breast being demolished.

"He was at the end of his tether at this disruption in his life and he wanted to get upstairs to see if the chimney breast was being worked on."

The Sidhu's also plan building an extention to the rear of their property.

Payne added: "I hardly touched him and he came flying at me with a karate kick."

He was conditionally discharged for two years and ordered to pay £85 costs.

The magistrates decided not to order Payne to pay compensation to the victim's as usually happens in fear it would "exacerbate" the situation.

Wealthy Benefit Cheat Who Faked Death Jailed

A benefit cheat psychologist who faked his death in Moscow, where his wife financed a boob job with proceeds from the scam, was jailed for two years and eight months today after fleeing to Thailand under a bogus identity.

Father-of-two Stephen Kellaway, 54, (pic.l.) pocketed £43,662 in a "cynical and selfish" housing benefit fraud despite building up a £1m portfolio of five properties with his Russian wife Nelli, 42.

He obtained a Republic of Ireland passport in the name of a dead seven year-old boy and ended up in Bangkok while Nelli (pic.r.) was prosecuted for the fraud and received a suspended sentence.

The couple travelled to the Russian capital in 2008, leaving behind the family home in Ashburnham Road, Richmond, and after receiving breast enlargement surgery Nelli presented a death certificate to the British Embassy.

It claimed her husband had died at Paveletsky Railway Station, Moscow on October 7, 2008.

At the time Hammersmith and Fulham Council were investigating the couple and had once successfully prosecuted Kellaway for claiming £5,523 housing benefit on a home he owned in Coningham Road, Shepherds Bush and failing to declare ownership of another four properties.

Nelli claimed her husband's ashes were in an urn she returned to the UK with, but it is believed they were the remains of a Moscow tramp.

Two years later Kellaway was exposed in Bangkok with a new Thai bride, but had visited his elderly parents in Southwick, Brighton three times while 'dead' using the new identity.

He has also stayed in touch with privately-educated children Stephanie, 11, and Maximilian, 9, and financed his new life with income from his £100,000 a year rentals.

However, after being mugged and losing his passport Kellaway ended up sleeping in Bangkok Airport and trying to stay one step ahead of the local authorities after overstating his tourist visa.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of making unlawful money transfers by deception and using a false identity document, namely the passport.

Judge Shani Barnes told Kellaway at Croydon Crown Court: "A cynical and selfish plan came between you and you struck at the very heart of the benefit system.

"There are thousands of people in need and people like you steal from them and from taxpayers, which undermines and demolishes that system.

"These were well thought out and professional offences and were persistent and intelligent."

Proceedings will follow under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

G.P. Accused Of Groping Receptionist And Patient

A G.P., accused of groping his receptionist, also fondled a young patient's breast while examining the woman's two year-old daughter, as she sat on her lap, a jury were told today.

Dr. Ayoola Makanjuola, 53, also joked the young mum, who he also groped during a previous appointment, was cool under pressure while placing her hand between his legs, Wood Green Crown Court heard.

The G.P., of Page Street, Mill Hill has pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexually assaulting the 25 year-old patient on various dates between October 27, 2008 and January 20, last year at his surgery in Bell Hill, Bicknoller, Barnet.

He also denies six counts of indecently assaulting his 43 year-old receptionist between March 31 and June 4, 2002 while they worked alone at an isolated Borehamwood out-of-hours surgery.

Prosecutor Mr. David Markham said: "The man in the dock is a G.P. who has abused his position of power and trust by sexually touching two females in his workplace.

"It is a feature that this defendant exceeded the professional boundaries with each complainant and failed to control his urges and made no secret of his attraction to each female."

The patient was a mum-to-be when she saw Dr. Makanjuola (pictured) on October 27, 2008. "The examination involved him rubbing her nipple and she was left feeling something inappropriate had happened," explained Mr. Markham.

The patient insisted her nurse friend chaperoned her on all future appointments, but the doctor's behaviour continued she he next saw her.

"The friend was taken aback by a remark from Dr. Makanjuola that the two women were lesbians and that he would be the patient's next boyfriend."

The patient next saw the doctor because of flu symptoms. "He put one of his fingers down into her bra," said Mr. Markham.

"Her friend was concerned about the examination because he was not listening to her back or asking her to breathe in or out.

"He also remarked that she would be his next girlfriend and that she looked good," added the prosecutor. "The touching of her breast was not part of a medical examination, but sexual."

She was next forced to see the G.P. alone because her toddler daughter was ill.

"The examination of the child took a sinister course. As Dr. Makanjuola listened to the child's chest her mother felt her breast and nipple being touched. He was playing with one of her breasts while he examined the child.

"Because of neck pain from a car accident he asked her to lay on the couch so he could examine her. He took her hand and placed it on or around the area of his penis and she will tell you she could physically feel the doctor's erection.

"He laughed and joked that she coped well under pressure."

The patient reported the G.P. to police the next day and he was arrested on February 10, but denied al the allegations.

His former receptionist also made a statement to police, complaining she was similarly groped while working alone with Dr. Makanjuola a decade earlier.

"He remarked to her that she had a 'sexy body' and asked if she had a boyfriend and when she last had sex," Mr. Markham told the jury. "He made it clear he was sexually attracted to her.

"He approached her from behind as she was working and touched her breasts and on another occasion grabbed her arm and directed it towards his penis.

"He also grabbed her from behind and pulled her towards him so she could feel his penis was erect and placed his hand in the area of her vagina."

The receptionist complained to the General Medical Council, but after a hearing in 2003 Dr. Makanjuola was cleared of the allegations.

She told the jury: "He told me he thought I was sexy and asked if I was married and said he liked my bottom. He said I did not have big breast, but found me sexy and would tell me he had a hard-on."

Once the doctor sandwiched her between himself and the glass main door, she said. "He pressed himself on me and asked if I could feel his hard-on.

"Once, when I was sitting at reception, he came over to pick up some paperwork and put his hand over my pubic area and went away with a smirk.

"He would come from behind me and catch me unaware and put his hand on my breast."

The trial is expected to last two weeks.

City Bank Worker Sentenced For Raiding Accounts

A HSBC employee raided two accounts at the City branch he worked at out of over £4,000, claiming he had the customers' permission to dip into their accounts whenever he wanted to.

Mark Adam Shipp, 22, of Adelaide Close, Worthing, West Sussex used his staff number and password to transfer sums into his own account and was exposed by an internal probe.

He pleaded guilty at City of London Magistrates' Court to stealing £2,950 from Noor Diab between June 28 and August 9, last year and stealing £1,350 from Mirco Relling on August 15.

Yesterday he was conditionally discharge for twenty-four months and ordered to pay £85 costs after magistrates read a probation report.

Prosecutor Mrs Varinder Hayre told the court: "Mr. Shipp was working at the HSBC branch in Queen Victoria Street and on the second of September, last year there was a complaint from a customer that an unauthorised payment of nearly thirteen hundred pounds had been debited from his account.

"Enquiries revealed Mr. Shipp had used his staff number and password to transfer the sums to his personal account, but the defendant initially said there had to have been a mistake.

"Further investigations revealed three further payments had been credited to Mr. Shipp's account from another customer's, again using his staff number and password."

On September 27 Shipp was quizzed by HSBC investigators.

"He claimed he had the verbal authority from the second victim to transfer money from her account," added Mrs Hayre.

"The fraud team met with her and she said she had never given authority to take money from her account."

The bank reported Shipp to police, who questioned the defendant twice.

"Again he said he had an arrangement and was allowed to take as much money as was needed and pay it back whenever he could.

"During the second interview Mr. Shipp said he did not know why he did it and was not that sort of person and had learned his lesson.

"He told police he had lost his job and was now an estate agent and did not want to jeopardise his new job.

"All monies have been reimbursed by Mr. Shipp to the bank," said Mrs Hayre.