‘Sociopath surgeon who wanted to be a cold blooded killer’ in court accused ‘of killing and paralysing patients’

A SURGEON who wrote in an email he was ready to become a “cold blooded killer” has been accused of killing a seriously injuring his patients.

Christopher Duntsch, 45, from Texas, also botched an operation on a close friend leaving him paralysed but able to feel pain and touch.

The surgeon is charged with five counts of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and one count of injury to an elderly person after allegedly botching the procedures.

He is accused of mutilating four patients and killing two others.

reported his childhood friend Jerry Summers, had spinal surgery carried out by Duntsch and woke up unable to move his arms or legs.

His video testimony was played in court where he said: “I don’t remember feeling any pain, I just couldn’t move. It just feels like your body weighs about 10,000 pounds and you can’t pick it up.”

Summers was operated on in February 2012, after Duntsch said he could help get rid of pain and numbness he had in his arm after a car crash.

The anesthesiologist who was present revealed he lost 10 times more blood than is usual during the operation.

Summers now has incomplete paralysis – which means he can’t move his arms and legs, but still feels pain and touch.

In an affidavit, it was revealed Duntsch sent and email in December 2011 which outlined his desire to cause pain.

It said: “I am ready to leave the love and kindness and goodness and patience that I mix with everything else that I am and become a cold blooded killer,’ he wrote to an employee.”

reported court documents went on to reveal there had been 34 complaints against him filed with the Dallas County District Attorney claiming he: “intentionally, knowingly, and recklessly caused bodily injury and/or serious bodily injury.”

Duntsch also operated on Kellie Martin she allegedly bled out after he slashed through a major artery and her spinal cord.

Surgical nurse Catherine Kelly-Lorenz who was there said the surgeon appeared unconcerned Martin was “screaming in pain” when she first woke up.

Floella Brown, 63, also died in July 2012 – she suffered a stroke after her spinal surgery.

Records state Duntsch removed “bone from an area that was not required” which resulted in her having damage to her vertebral artery.

reported Mary Efurd, 74, lost half a gallon of blood when she was operated on and now can’t use her legs.

She said: “I trusted him, I trusted he would do what was right.”

Duntsch who said previously “99 per cent of what had been said about him was false” has his license revoked in 2013.

The trial is ongoing.