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Kar Hao Teoh, 40, a decorated surgeon, was driving with his mother Ainah, wife Sara and their two-year-old child while holidaying in Cape Town on August 3 when they were directed into danger
Saturday, August 12, 2023 - A British doctor shot and killed in South Africa while on a family holiday has been identified as one of the UK's top orthopaedic surgeons. Kar Hao Teoh, 40, was killed after taking a wrong turn as he drove from Cape Town airport with his wife Sara and two-year-old son Hugo…
The surgeon, a leading specialist in trauma and orthopaedics, worked for the NHS and privately, and had been awarded several international fellowships for his work.
Singapore-born doctor Teoh Kar Hao was shot and killed in South Africa after taking a wrong turn into an area where there were protests.
Mr Kar Teoh was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, believed to have been awarded a number of international fellowships for his work.