US Doctor Death guilty of manslaughter

A US surgeon, dubbed ‘Doctor Death’ by Australian media, has been found guilty of the manslaughter of three patients in his care in Australia.



Jayant Patel, an Indian-born US citizen, worked at a Queensland hospital in Australia between 2003 and 2005.



He was also convicted of grievous bodily harm against a fourth patient.



Before arriving in Australia, Patel had been banned from conducting surgery in the US states of New York and Oregon.



The 12-member jury at the Brisbane Supreme Court reached its decision after about 50 hours of deliberation.



During the 14-week trial, the court heard that Patel had botched operations, misdiagnosed patients, removed healthy organs and used sloppy surgical techniques during his time at Bundaberg Base Hospital.



Patel will be sentenced on Thursday.



Nurses say they used to hide patients from him, because of their concerns about the quality of his work.