New Zealand deports Malaysian doctor who drugged and sexually assaulted patients

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The victims had consulted David Lim Kang Huat for minor ailments when they were sedated with an anesthetic, according to media reports.

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian doctor who sexually assaulted patients after sedating them has been deported from New Zealand back to Malaysia, according to media reports on Wednesday .

The victims, who had consulted Lim for minor ailments, were sedated with the anesthetic Midazolam, the New Zealand Herald reported.In a report from 2017 covering Lim’s court hearing, the newspaper quoted a crown prosecutor saying the victims were aged between 18 and 30.

According to the New Zealand Herald, Lim continued to deny the crimes during a hearing on Jan 26 and did not complete any “offence-focused treatment” aimed at reducing the risk of sex offenders repeating their crimes.A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment confirmed with the New Zealand Herald that Lim was deported two days later.

"We prioritise cases for deportation with those engaged in criminality or who otherwise pose a risk to the integrity of New Zealand's immigration system being the highest priority cases for deportation,” the New Zealand Herald quoted him as saying.

 

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