‘Fake doctor’ walks free after witnesses fail to show up

Principal Magistrate

Judy Latchman on Monday dismissed the charge against 27-year-old Mikhail McLennon of Pattensen, Turkeyen, Georgetown, who was charged for pretending tobeadoctor

A c c o r d i n g t o McLennon’s lawyer, Bernard DaSilva, the trial was set to commence on M o n d a y a t t h e Diamond/Golden Grove

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Magistrate’s Court However, he disclosed that when the matter was called, the prosecution failed to produce its witnesses to testify As such, the apologised to those who Hassan made it clear too magistrate dismissed the wereaffectedbyhisactions. that McLennon is no longer charge against McLennon H a s s a n , t h e affiliated with the Guyana forwantofprosecution. President/Founder of the Cancer Foundation. In a Kaieteur News had Foundation, in a statement purported curriculum vitae reported that McLennon was explained that McLennon (CV) that McLennon out on $80,000 bail had asked to be a volunteer submitted to the foundation, McLennon had pleaded not with the Foundation and he under work experience that guilty to the charge which was hired. However, she he is a Medical Officer at the statesthatonJune3,2022,at noted that after McLennon pharmacy (which was found Peter’s Hall, East Bank was hired, “persons from the to be non-existent), that he Demerara, while not being a media and others called to worked at the New medical practitioner, he confirm that he is not a Amsterdam Regional identified himself to Bibi doctor.” H o s p i t a l , t h e N e w Hassan as a person qualified

Notably, checks made by Amsterdam Family Health to practice medicine. He was the Foundation revealed that Centre, the Georgetown charged with ‘Improper Use there were no records Public Hospital Corporation of Medical Title, Contrary to showing McLennon is (GPHC), and a few other Section 13 (1) (c) of the registered at the Medical places. As for education, he Medical Practitioner Act Council of Guyana claimed he attended the Chapter32:02.’ According to Hassan, she University of Guyana (UG), Notably, McLennon was then questioned McLennon Texila University and charged three months after a abouthismedicaldegreeand Queen’sCollege. Facebook post was made by herefusedtosendacopyofit McLennon later took to the Guyana Cancer toher “Hesaidheisworking his Facebook page and made Foundation, which notified a s a M e d i c a l a statement in which he the public that McLennon is Officer/Pharmacist at ROK admitted that he was wrong not a doctor and is no longer Pharmacy but there is no and acknowledged, “I made a ff i l i a t e d w i t h t h e suchpharmacythatexists,”it ahugemistakeandIwouldat Foundation; the man had wasfurthernoted. leasttrytoexplainmyside.” admitted guilt and quickly