THE Tottenham GP who first flagged up Baby P’s injuries as suspicious has been suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC).

The GMC's Interim Orders Panel has suspended Dr Jerome Ikwueke for an indeterminate period, but the suspension will be reviewed after six months.

The panel has the remit to suspend practicioners for up to 18 months.

Family doctor, Dr Ikwueke, saw Baby P 14 times before his death in August 2007.

He appeared as a witness in the trial of the toddler’s mother, her boyfriend and her lodger, Jason Owen.

The doctor told the court how he had first became concerned about Baby P’s injuries as far back as December 2006, when he was nine months old.

Baby P’s mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had visited with him on September 19, complaining her son had nappy rash.

She told Dr Ikwueke that Baby P bruised easily and she was concerned she would be accused of hurting him.

More bruises on the child at his second visit on December 11 made Dr Ikwueke suspicious.

He asked the mother where they had come from and he said she seemed “flustered”.

He examined Baby P fully, finding more bruising.

He then referred him to the pediatrics department at the Whittington Hospital.

It was this referral which led to the child to be put on Haringey Council’s child protection register for the first time.

The police started an investigation which was later dropped due to lack of evidence.

Dr Ikwueke is the second medical practicioner to be suspended by the GMC after Baby P’s death at 17 months old, after suffering more than 50 injuries.

Consultant paediatrician, Dr Sabah al-Zayyat, was suspended in August last year.

She failed to notice Baby P had a broken back two days before he died when she examined him at St Ann's Hospital in Tottenham on August 1, 2007.

No hearing date for either doctor has yet been given by the GMC.

A GMC spokeswoman said the council could not reveal details of the investigation at this stage.

She added: "A suspension does not amount to a finding of fault."

If the panel decides there is a case to answer either or both will go before a Fitness to Practice Panel.

The Healthcare Commission is due to publish its report into the NHS handling of the Baby P case next week.