A woman has come forward alleging that a former GP, struck off for misconduct, attempted to choke her during an intimate encounter without her consent.
The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said she met Thomas Plimmer on a dating app in 2017. On their second date at her home, she claimed he “started squeezing my throat” during sex, despite no prior discussion or agreement.
Speaking to the BBC, she recalled how he entered her home, pushed her against the wall, and held her throat while kissing her forcefully. She expressed her discomfort, after which he apologised, convincing her to let him stay. However, later during sex, she said, “He was behind me and grabbed hold of my throat and started squeezing. I was trying to pull his hand away, and he eventually let go.”
The woman described feeling scared and worried that he might cut off her airway. She also claimed Plimmer sent her explicit images and videos featuring multiple women, some of which she found deeply disturbing.
Plimmer, who practised in Swindon, was struck off following a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing. The tribunal investigated complaints from several women and found he had engaged in inappropriate behaviour, including having sex during working hours, sending unsolicited explicit content, and acting inappropriately around female colleagues.
The General Medical Council (GMC) described Plimmer as an "accomplished liar" during the proceedings. Documents revealed that he threatened one woman, saying, “If one takes me to the GMC, I’ll slit her throat. I know where she lives.”
Despite being struck off, Plimmer was recorded by BBC West advising a private therapy patient to purchase prescription-only sleeping tablets, without disclosing his removal from the medical register.
The woman said she feared she might have been secretly filmed, as she noticed him using his phone during private moments. She later discovered that Mr Plimmer had written about being a self-confessed sex addict.
Plimmer has declined to comment on the allegations, citing legal advice due to his ongoing appeal against being struck off.
Moglai Bap and Mo Chara of Kneecap perform at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Police may probe anti-Israel comments at Glastonbury
BRITISH police said they were considering whether to launch an investigation after performers at Glastonbury Festival made anti-Israel comments during their shows.
"We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury Festival this afternoon," Avon and Somerset Police, in western England, said on X late on Saturday (28).
Irish hip-hop group Kneecap and punk duo Bob Vylan made anti-Israeli chants in separate shows on the West Holts stage on Saturday. One of the members of Bob Vylan chanted "Death, death, to the IDF" in a reference to the Israel Defense Forces.
"Video evidence will be assessed by officers to determine whether any offences may have been committed that would require a criminal investigation," the police statement said.
The Israeli Embassy in Britain said it was "deeply disturbed by the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric expressed on stage at the Glastonbury Festival".
Prime minister Keir Starmer said earlier this month it was "not appropriate" for Kneecap to appear at Glastonbury.
The band's frontman Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was charged with a terrorism offence last month for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah at a concert in November. He has denied the charge.
A British government minister said it was appalling that the anti-Israel chants had been made at Glastonbury, and that the festival's organisers and the BBC broadcaster - which is showing the event - had questions to answer.
Health secretary Wes Streeting said he was also appalled by violence committed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
"I'd also say to the Israeli Embassy, get your own house in order in terms of the conduct of your own citizens and the settlers in the West Bank," Streeting told Sky News.
"I wish they'd take the violence of their own citizens towards Palestinians more seriously," he said.
(Reuters)