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Deregistered psychiatrist convicted of murder

BMJ 2004; 329 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7469.759 (Published 30 September 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;329:759
  1. Melissa Sweet
  1. Sydney

    A deregistered Sydney psychiatrist, Jean Eric Gassy, faces possible life imprisonment after being found guilty of the murder of a former colleague and senior Australian health official, Dr Margaret Tobin, who was involved in his removal from the medical register.


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    Australian psychiatrist Margaret Tobin was shot dead by Jean Eric Gassy, a former colleague who has now been convicted of her murder

    Credit: DARREN SEILER/NEWSPIX

    Dr Tobin was director of mental health services in South Australia at the time of her murder, at the age of 51 years, in October …

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