A consultant told an inquiry in to the death of a boxer who died after a fight that the decision not to scan him weeks earlier was "reasonable" but there were “red flags”.

Dr Martin McKechnie, a consultant in emergency medicine for NHS Lothian, said he would have carried out scan on September 11, 2016 when Mike Towell went to A&E at Ninewells Hospital.

Mike had been sparring at a gym in Stirling but had to stop because of the pain and went to hospital where he was given a full neurological examination and discharged with painkillers.

Dr McKechnie said that guidelines had been followed and the treatment was reasonable but said there were "red flags" and Mike had "come for a reason”.

He gave evidence at the probe into the 25-year-old fighter’s death at Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday (Wed).

Mike, from Dundee, died of a bleed on the brain the day after he lost a bout in the fifth round to Welsh fighter Dale Evans on September 29, 2016.

Iron’ Mike, a welterweight fighter, collapsed after his loss to Evans in the British title eliminator at Glasgow’s St Andrews Sporting Club.

He was given medical treatment in the ring before being taken to hospital but died 24 hours later on September 30.

Dr McKechnie said “I think I would have carried a CT scan out on the patient at that presentation to exclude a bleeding or a bruising injury.”

He said he asked 15 other consultants what they would have done, 13 said they would have carried out scan and two said they wouldn’t have.