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Australia retrial for US surgeon Jayant Patel
Source: BBC
Australia's high court has granted a retrial for US doctor Jayant Patel, who was jailed in 2010 for manslaughter.
The court ruled that a miscarriage of justice took place during the trial of the Indian-born US citizen.
Mr Patel was found guilty of the manslaughter of three patients who died after he performed surgery on them at a Queensland hospital where he worked between 2003 and 2005.
Dubbed ''Doctor Death'' by Australian media, he was jailed for seven years.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19364840
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