Slater is accused of choking a woman while shaking her at his house in December 2023.
Manslaughter trial of Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel opened on Friday with prosecutors saying that he was criminally liable for negligence that led to the death of a 75-year-old patient. Patel is facing a trial on charges of the manslaughter of Mervyn Morris, who died on June 14, 2003, at the Bundaberg Base Hospital.
Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel, who was jailed for killing three patients in Australia, on Wednesday appealed against his manslaughter conviction.
Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly accused of involvement in a botched 2007 United Kingdom terror attack, on Thursday sued the Australian government for unlawful arrest and abuse of power and launched defamation proceedings against former immigration minister Kevin Andrews.
India-born American doctor Jayant Patel, who is facing accusations of botching operations and causing death of three patients, failed to inform an Australian hospital about surgical restrictions placed on him in the US due to repeated negligence.
Earlier in the day, lawyers representing Patel appealed to the Supreme Court of Brisbane to show mercy to their client during sentencing on Thursday.
A leading Australian surgeon testified on Wednesday in a case related to the death of a patient operated by Indian-American Dr Jayant Patel, labelled by media as 'Dr Death', on the eighth day of his manslaughter trial. Colorectal surgeon Dr Brian Collopy testified via video-link from Melbourne before the Brisbane Supreme Court in relation to Patel's 75-year-old patient Mervyn John Morris, according to media reports.
The ongoing trial of Indian-American doctor Jayant Patel in an Australian court has been adjourned due to some legal matters.
Adani group's 16.5 billion dollar controversy-hit coal mine project in Australia has cleared another hurdle with Brisbane supreme court dismissing an appeal filed by indigenous group against the project.
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