By Sam Webb PUBLISHED: 11:57 EST, 2 October 2013 | UPDATED: 12:42 EST, 2 October 2013 A senior consultant killed a patient who went into private hospital for a routine knee operation by giving ‘exceptionally bad’ care, a court heard today. David Sellu, 66, of Hillingdon, west London, ignored concerns that James Hughes, 66, was in excruciating pain following a simple procedure to replace the joint, the Old Bailey was told. Mr Hughes, a retired builder from County Armagh, Northern Ireland, sustained an unexplained tear to his bowel during his stay at the BMI Healthcare-run Churchill Clementine Hospital in Harrow, London.
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James Hughes died from cardiac arrest following a ruptured bowel
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Dr David Sellu alleged to have ignored the seriousness of the situation
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The court heard that Dr Sellu also lied about scan results
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Mr Hughes 'could not explain the agony he was in to Hungarian doctor'
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