A doctor who attempted to poison his lover in a bid to induce a miscarriage has been jailed for six years.
Edward Erin, 44, of west London, spiked 33-year-old Bella Prowse’s drinks after she became pregnant but refused to have a termination, the Old Bailey heard.
Miss Prowse, a secretary at the hospital where Erin worked, noticed her coffee and juice had been tampered with, and drug traces were later found.
Erin was found guilty of two charges of attempting to administer poison.
Sentencing the married father-of-two, who is originally from Caerphilly in South Wales, Judge Richard Hone called Erin “a liar, a cheat and a predator”.
He said the doctor, who worked at St Mary’s Hospital, led a fantasy life and had “betrayed his profession and his family”.
He added that Erin’s wife “deserves somebody better than you who goes on the prowl”.
Dr Lowri Erin had defended her husband during the trial and said that she was aware of his affairs.
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