Scottish NHS doctor spared jailed for "sinister" and "bizarre" patient stalking campaign
- Rory Cassidy
- Jun 22
- 3 min read
An NHS doctor who spent years hounding a patient in a "bizarre" and "sinister" stalking campaign has been spared jail.
Dr Neitu Jeyasingh illegally accessed the man's medical records to find out where he lived.
She bombarded him and his wife with unwanted texts and phone calls and repeatedly turned up at their home uninvited.
The 52-year-old regularly let herself into their property and one time they woke up to find her standing at the foot of their bed in the middle of the night.
She would send up to 400 messages per day and showered them with unwanted gifts, including bibles, a kayak, a bike, boxer shorts, and £30,000 in cash.
Jeyasingh, who worked for the NHS as a locum General Practitioner, also arrived at a hotel he was staying at in Manchester while away for work.
The man lived on the Isle of Mull in 2018 and went to his GP after he had been in a rock climbing accident.
After seeing her about his injuries, she began to message and call him, asking him how he was.
During the coronavirus pandemic, he moved to Paisley, Renfrewshire, and she continued to hound them.
Jeyasingh, who is originally from Indonesia, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of engaging in a course of conduct which caused the couple fear or alarm.
Sentencing had been adjourned for background reports to be prepared and Jeyasingh, of Dunfermline, Fife, returned to the dock at Paisley Sheriff Court today, Monday, June 22, 2026, to learn her fate.
Defence counsel John Scullion KC, who provided character references from colleagues, said Jeyasingh recognised her conduct was "unwelcome, upsetting and harmful".
He said Jeyasingh, who has an adult son, believed the victims led a chaotic lifestyle and that "her motivation was to help"
He said the doctor, who was suspended from work after pleading guilty, had not contacted them since 2023.
And he said the man had requested money, although she had admitted gifting them money unsolicited.
Sheriff Gillian Craig said: "This escalated from being a nuisance to something which became much more alarming and, indeed, sinister.
"This offending represents a callous breach of the fundamental trust placed in you by society as a registered medical practitioner.
"The role of doctor carries a duty of care and professional boundaries.
"Instead of honouring that privilege and that duty, you used your knowledge and position to access the complainer, to access his medical records, his whereabouts and his addresses.
"The references paint a picture of someone who's warm, generous, kind and driven to help others. I don't doubt that. There is, however, a sinister edge to that.
"The gravity of your offending certainly passes the custody threshold. Stalking can cause psychological harm. That is of course exacerbated by your position of trust.
"Society and the medical profession must be deterred from such abuses of power.
"On one hand, I have an upstanding member of the community, who works hard to help and support others.
"On the other hand I have an accused who embarked upon a clear campaign which involves an abuse of trust and which campaign was both prolific and frankly bizarre.
"I am only narrowly persuaded to step back from a custodial disposal."
Jeyaisngh will be supervised by social workers as part of a three-year-long Community Payback Order, and has to complete 270 hours of unpaid work.
She was also made the subject of an indefinite Non-Harassment Order, which bans her from approaching or contacting the victims for life.
And she was made the subject of a 27-week Restriction of Liberty Order, which will see her fitted with an electronic tag and having to remain within her home between 7pm and 7am, seven days a week.
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