A former Doctor from Killaloe has gone on trial at Ennis Circuit Court, charged with defrauding the families of terminally ill cancer patients.
64 year old Paschal Carmody of Ballycuggeran has pleaded Not Guilty to nine charges relating to two now-deceased patients at the East Clinic in Killaloe over 10 years ago.
Paschal Carmody is charged with intent to defraud the parents of a teenage boy from County Wexford – Connor O’Sullivan by obtaining money from them to treat their son with a photodynamic therapy on the alleged pretence that it would cure him.
These charges relate to dates in 2002.
The former Killaloe GP is also accused of deception regarding a similar treatment for Kilkenny man John Sheridan in 2001 – who’s also now deceased.
Appearing before Ennis Circuit Court today – Mr Carmody pleaded Not Guilty to the 9 charges which add up to over 16,000 euro in medical fees.
A Jury of six men and six women was sworn in and evidence in the case is to be heard before Judge Raymond Fullham later this afternoon.
