GP is charged over late abortion

A GP from Birmingham has been charged with sending a woman to another country to have a late abortion.

Dr Saroj Adlakha, 59, is accused of arranging the termination in Spain two years ago for Shilpa Abrol who was alleged to be 31 weeks pregnant.

Miss Abrol, now 20, and Dr Adlakha were both charged on Wednesday night with conspiracy to commit an offence against a person outside the United Kingdom.

Both women are due to appear before Birmingham magistrates on 21 December.

West Midlands Police began their inquiries into Dr Adlakha in December 2004 following an undercover investigation by a national newspaper.