SHARMAKE MAXAMED ERADICATED FROM MEDICAL REGISTER AFTER LEICESTER CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CONVICTION
A former medical professional has been permanently removed from the medical register following his conviction for possessing indecent images of children.The incident came to light after police seized his mobile phone during his arrest at his residence in Leicester in October 2021.
The device was found to contain a disturbing collection of 50 indecent images and videos depicting minors, which played a central role in the disciplinary proceedings that followed.
Sharmake Maxamed, aged 30, faced the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, which determined that his conduct was so profoundly unacceptable and egregious that it could not be rectified or overlooked.
The tribunal, which convened between January 8 and January 14, concluded that the severity of his actions warranted his removal from the medical register.
This decision was made to preserve public confidence in the medical profession, uphold professional standards, and maintain trust in the regulatory process.
Maxamed, who qualified as a doctor in 2019 from the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, initially practiced in Scandinavia before relocating to the United Kingdom.
His move to the UK was marked by his employment as a clinical fellow at George Eliot NHS Trust in Nuneaton, beginning on October 11, 2021.
However, just eight days after starting his role, he was arrested in connection with allegations involving indecent imagery and the possession of Class A drugs, specifically cocaine.
The tribunal's report emphasized the gravity of his misconduct, stating that only the most severe sanction—erasure from the medical register—would suffice to uphold the integrity of the profession.
The tribunal explicitly noted that no lesser penalty would be adequate to maintain public confidence and that immediate erasure was necessary given the seriousness of the findings.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed that it had been alerted to the case by the Australian Federal Police in July 2020.
The alert was triggered after an online account linked to Maxamed was found to contain a folder with several hundred files, indicating a significant involvement in the distribution or possession of illegal material involving minors.
This international connection underscored the severity and complexity of the case, highlighting the importance of stringent regulatory actions to protect the public and uphold the standards of the medical profession.
