A doctor harassed a colleague at St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight as well as another female doctor on the mainland, a medical tribunal heard.

Dr Arruran Sivakumar persistently harassed a colleague at a mainland hospital over a two-year period, including climbing through her window in the middle of the night, restraining her by the neck and pushing her against a wall.

When he was posted to St Mary's in October 2017 he turned his attention to a Dr B (name withheld by the tribunal).

The virtual hearing heard he was verbally abusive to colleague Dr B, around March 2018 during a conversation at work.

Among the matters found proven against him were sending more than 40 WhatsApp messages to her despite being asked not to contact her.

Read the full tribunal findings here

He was also found to have told her: "If someone bites I’ll bite harder so they can’t bite again."

Dr Sivakumar, who worked in general surgery at St Mary's, also said: "I have everything, you have nothing" and "You will never get to where I am as a registrar with a training number."

The tribunal found he behaved inappropriately and/or unprofessionally towards Dr B as when working with her in a senior capacity to her he sent her text messages about when he and Dr B had been in an intimate relationship;

He has also verbally abusive to her at work.

The tribunal suspended Dr Sivakumar for nine months.

The hearing was told he should not be struck off his actions as a ‘younger man’ were not incompatible with him being a doctor.

Dr Sivakumar was placed at St Mary’s between October 2017 and October 2018 by Wessex Deanery and Health Education England as part of his training.

A spokesperson for Isle of Wight NHS Trust said: “We take all reports of bullying or harassment extremely seriously and encourage our colleagues to speak up if they see or experience anything that falls short of the standards we expect or the values we share.

“Swift safeguarding action was taken in respect of this individual once an allegation was made, an investigation was undertaken, and information was shared promptly with the appropriate authorities.”