Fake doctor denies fraud over claiming to cure cancer with herbs

“Bogus”: Errol Denton is accused of claiming to be a doctor and hiring a Harley Street office for consultations

A bogus Harley Street doctor claimed he could “cure” sicknesses including cancer with a blend of diet tips, blood analysis and natural herbs, a court heard.

Errol Denton, 52, charged £650 for consultations booked through his website, offering to put clients’ blood under a microscope and assess their health problems. Blackfriars crown court heard he claimed to be able to “heal people” and recommended “food as medicine” as well as natural herbs.

But his techniques are not backed up by recognised medical evidence, the court was told. Denton allegedly claimed to be a doctor despite having no medical qualifications, and hired a Harley Street office for consultations.

He was said to have given an undercover trading standards officer a bottle of colloidal silver to drink after a consultation, claiming it would help her immune system and “clean your blood”.

He then told her she had dislocated her shoulder. Denton, who has a degree in traditional Chinese medicine as well as qualifications in holistic medicine, microscopy and the alternative medicine of iridology, argues his techniques work but are “not yet understood by the scientific community”.

During a trading standards interview he said his treatments are “light years away” from traditional medicine.

Prosecutor Michael Coley said Denton claimed one woman client who had been diagnosed with terminal breast and ovarian cancer “is alive 12 years later.” Mr Coley added: “You may think this is a statement which is in effect saying he and his techniques have cured her.”

Denton, of Woodford Green, denies fraud, unfair commercial practice and selling food not of the quality demanded. The trial continues.

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