Salil Korambayil

Salil Korambayil, a former trainee surgeon in the UK, has been involved in significant criminal proceedings, resulting in convictions for rape and misuse of patient data.

Key Facts, Dates, and Court Decisions:

• Rape Convictions:
• Korambayil was found guilty of three counts of rape involving two women. One rape occurred in North Devon in August 2020, and the other two against a second victim took place in Cornwall in March 2021.
• He met both victims through social media and attacked them in their homes.
• He was initially convicted by a jury at Truro Crown Court in November 2023 after denying the charges.
• These convictions were later quashed by the Court of Appeal, leading to a retrial.
• At the retrial, which concluded on June 25, 2026, at Truro Crown Court, he was again found guilty of all three counts of rape.
• Judge Simon Carr sentenced him to 14 years in prison for the rape offenses, with seven years for each victim to run consecutively. He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life.

• Misuse of Patient Records:
• Korambayil pleaded guilty to three charges related to the misuse of patient records at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (formerly Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust).
• These offenses involved unlawfully accessing personal and medical data of approximately 40 individuals, mostly women, without any work-related need.
• He received a sentence of 12 months for these offenses, to be served consecutively with his rape sentence. This means his total sentence is 15 years.
• The data breaches occurred between October 2019 and October 2020 at a hospital in Truro, and between January 2020 and April 2020 at a hospital in Barnstaple.
• Reporting restrictions on the rape sentences were lifted on August 29, 2024, after the conclusion of court proceedings related to the data breaches. However, other sources indicate reporting restrictions were lifted on June 25, 2026, following the retrial's guilty verdicts.

Salil Korambayil, aged 34 and from Redhill in Surrey, worked as a trainee colorectal and vascular surgeon in hospitals in Barnstaple and Truro between 2016 and 2021. The judge described his actions as an "appalling breach of trust."