Judge Harding-Clarke wrote in the inquiry report that it "was hard not to have some sympathy for Dr. Neary". She said: “It was difficult not to have some sympathy for Neary...his health is no longer strong. He is pilloried in the media and referred to as a 'monster' and a 'mutilator of women'. The effect on his life is profound. He will never practice medicine again, and he will never be given the opportunity to see how and where he got it wrong".