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Ian Paterson inquests continue despite surgeon's refusal to attend

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Ian Paterson is serving a 20-year sentence for wounding with intent and unlawful wounding.

He was jailed in 2017 for 17 counts of wounding and three of unlawful wounding relating to 10 patients.

Judge Richard Foster ordered Paterson to attend, denying an application by his solicitors to revoke a witness summons.

The hearings will determine whether Paterson 's patients died an unnatural death due to his treatment.

Mr Latief said he only became aware of issues relating to the surgeon's practice through the media.

He denied Paterson 's letters or pathology reports had mentioned cleavage-sparing mastectomies.

Hearings are expected to continue for a period of at least eight months .

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