Murdered doctor 'greatly missed'

Dr Anyetei was a well-liked and respected member of staff

A year after her death, staff and patients at the hospital where Victoria Anyetei worked are still missing the murdered doctor.

The paediatrician at St Thomas' Hospital was stabbed 56 times in her car outside her Dartford home.

A jury at Maidstone Crown Court found David Quartey, 22, guilty of killing Dr Anyetei, who acted as his guardian while he studied in the UK.

Quartey had maintained his innocence throughout the trial.

Dr Anyetei died on 14 August, the day she had intended to contact Quartey's parents about his conduct at the one-year law access course at Kensington College of Business in London.

She was also the sort of doctor that parents instinctively have faith in Dr Frances Flinter

Quartey, the son of a High Court judge in Ghana, had failed to turn up for two exams.

Dr Anyetei, 54, was killed as she left for work.

She had been based at the hospital as a locum consultant paediatrician since December 2006 and had been a senior registrar there in the past during her paediatric training.

Dr Frances Flinter, consultant clinical geneticist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, said Dr Anyetei was "very well liked and respected by all her colleagues".

"We were extremely saddened by the tragic death of Dr Victoria Anyetei," Dr Flinter said.

"Victoria had a lovely warm manner with the children she cared for and they in turn always responded very well to her. They liked having her as their doctor.

"She was also the sort of doctor that parents instinctively have faith in and she is greatly missed by her patients, their parents and all her colleagues. "

She helped the weaker ones in the family and was always there whenever anyone had a problem Jonathan Anyetei, brother

After Quartey was sentenced, Jonathan Anyetei, the brother of the murder victim, paid tribute to his sister.

He said: "She was one of the leading members of our family.

"She helped the weaker ones in the family and was always there whenever anyone had a problem.

"One member of our family who will miss her the most is our youngest sister, who is very ill and relied so much on Victoria.

"It will be difficult for the family to get over this shock, because Victoria was a very kind, humble, intelligent and very loving sister, mother, friend and doctor."

He added: "We are very happy with the verdict, and are so pleased that we have now got justice for Victoria."