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Children's doctor, 37, who forged letters claiming she was in a rush to carry out 'life-saving surgery' so she could dodge speeding points is struck off

A children's doctor who forged letters claiming she was in a rush to perform 'life-saving' transplant operations in order to dodge speeding points has been struck off.

Mother-of-two Jodi Lestner, 37, from Cardiff, faced six points after twice being caught speeding on the M6 motorway.

But requesting a new court hearing she forged letters from ambulance services and a doctor's note citing 'special reasons' to keep her licence clean.

In a series of official looking documents presented to a court, Lestner claimed she was part of an emergency team travelling between hospitals for 'life-saving surgery.'

She was exposed as a fraud after police sought to verify the documents during an investigation and officials at the North West and West Midlands ambulances services and a GP all confirmed they were fake.