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Surgeon Jayant Patel, who was charged of misdiagnosing and killing an elderly patient nearly a decade ago, has been acquitted by a jury in Brisbane. Dr Patel’s patient, 75-year-old Mervyn John Morris, died three weeks after he conducted a surgery on him to treat his bowel.
The incident happened in 2003, to which, Dr Patel, the former director of surgery at Bundaberg Base Hospital, had pleaded not guilty. According to the prosecution, Dr Patel was grossly negligent which lead to a misdiagnosis and he failed to manage the patient’s post-operative treatment.
This is the second time Patel has stood trial for the manslaughter of his patient Morris. He was convicted of killing him and two other patients in June 2010. Dr Patel has spent two years and two months in prison and was recently released on the High Court’s order.
The Indian-born US citizen insisted he did everything he could and acted sincerely and practically at all times. Bundaberg Patients Support Group spokeswoman Beryl Crosby said she was shattered.
“I guess I can’t really say too much, there might be a pending further trial. It’s been – this is a devastating outcome for a lot of people. I don’t blame the jury. I believe in the jury system. This isn’t the end so I’ve got to be very careful,” she said.
Prosecutor David Meredith told the court that despite the acquittal, the Director of Public Prosecutions Tony Moynihan had made the decision that the other trials will still proceed. Patel, whose bail has been continued, will return to court this Friday.
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