Doctor who hid his true salary to avoid paying child support - struck off
A doctor who hid his £100,000 salary from his wife has been struck off after he tried to dodge paying child support.
Dr Collen Nkomo, 40 was a Paediatrics specialist, he was earning up to £10,000 a month while working as a locum GP, as well as undergoing shifts at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.
However, in order to avoid paying £40,800 in maintenance over a two-and-a-half-year period, the father of three repeatedly lied to the Child Support Agency (CSA) about his income.
Investigations revealed the doctor had transferred over £126,000 into six Halifax and six HSBC bank accounts and had transferred £126,000; he subsequently admitted earning £30,000 in just three months.
The Zimbarbwe-born Nkomo who now lives in Altricham, Greater Manchester was given a 20 month prison sentence in 2017, suspended for two years, after he admitted fraud.
The medic was ordered to be erased from the medical register after a disciplinary said his conduct was "calculating and persistent." He has since attended a course for "separated parents" and is now paying off the arrears at £500 a month.
Nkomo told the hearing how he had endured a "horrible split' with his ex-partner and claimed he failed to make required support payments as he had been denied access to his son.
He said: "I was frustrated at not being able to see him although I know this is not an excuse for what happened."
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