Doctor Hossam Metwally poisoned partner in ‘exorcism ritual’

(BBC) An anaesthetist who poisoned his partner in a series of botched exorcism ceremonies is facing jail.

Hossam Metwally, 61, performed a “dangerous perversion” of the Islamic Ruqya ritual on Kelly Wilson at the couple’s home in Grimsby.

Sheffield Crown Court heard she suffered multiple organ failure from being injected with drugs.

Jurors found Metwally guilty of eight charges, including administering a noxious substance and a count of fraud.

An eight-week trial heard Metwally, an NHS anaesthetist and chronic pain specialist, believed Ms Wilson was possessed by supernatural spirits known as jinns.

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