Solicitor Ruth travelled to the island to see Sergio sentenced, but nothing went&nbsp;the way she expected. Luke meets The Peters, one of the families Ruth is representing on St Helena, and learns of the profound impact Dr Sergio has had on their lives. To listen to episodes early and ad free subscribe now on Patreon at patreon/alwaystruecrime.com An Always True Crime Production for Audio Always. This series contains graphic descriptions of medical trauma.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Lawfare

What happens when a dangerous surgeon arrives on one of the world’s most remote islands? How much damage can he do before he is stopped?St Helena is a small British island in the South Atlantic, over 1000 miles from the nearest landmass. It is famous for hosting Napoleon in exile, and boasts the world's oldest living land animal, Jonathan the tortoise, as one of its residents.But this tiny British Overseas Territory has been gripped with scandal. When&nbsp;orthopedic surgeon Dr Sergio Villatoro Bran arrived in 2015 he was supposed to revolutionise care on the island. Instead he caused unimaginable harm.Was it incompetence?Or was he deliberately causing harm?And is the government of St Helena trying to block the residents' fight for justice?Following on from the critically acclaimed The Pitcairn Trials, Luke Jones investigates another scandal unfolding in one of Britain’s most isolated territories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.