<p>A day after court acquitted Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel of unlawfully killing his patient, his defence team has said they will ask Department of Public Prosecutions to drop other charges against him.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Patel's lawyer Ken Fleming said a Supreme Court hearing has been scheduled for Friday, an ABC report said.<br /><br />Fleming said he will be asking the two remaining manslaughter charges, as well as grievous bodily harm and fraud charges against Patel are dropped.<br /><br />Patient's advocate Beryl Crosby, on the other hand, has said it is not over yet.<br />"Everybody is in disbelief feeling upset, hoping that the DPP will continue on with the other cases," she said.<br /><br />Patel's defence team said they will also be asking for a relaxation of Patel's bail conditions requiring him to report to police several times a week.<br /><br />Whistle-blower nurse Toni Hoffman said she hoped the DPP will pursue the other cases.<br />"There's still a long way to go yet," she said adding the whole thing has just been "so disruptive" to the community and he would not be welcome back in this community.<br /><br />The Brisbane Supreme Court had yesterday acquitted 62-year-old Patel of unlawfully killing his patient 75-year-old Mervyn Morris.<br /><br />Patel was accused of causing his death after he removed part of his colon in an attempt to address rectal bleeding in 2003.</p>
<p>A day after court acquitted Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel of unlawfully killing his patient, his defence team has said they will ask Department of Public Prosecutions to drop other charges against him.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Patel's lawyer Ken Fleming said a Supreme Court hearing has been scheduled for Friday, an ABC report said.<br /><br />Fleming said he will be asking the two remaining manslaughter charges, as well as grievous bodily harm and fraud charges against Patel are dropped.<br /><br />Patient's advocate Beryl Crosby, on the other hand, has said it is not over yet.<br />"Everybody is in disbelief feeling upset, hoping that the DPP will continue on with the other cases," she said.<br /><br />Patel's defence team said they will also be asking for a relaxation of Patel's bail conditions requiring him to report to police several times a week.<br /><br />Whistle-blower nurse Toni Hoffman said she hoped the DPP will pursue the other cases.<br />"There's still a long way to go yet," she said adding the whole thing has just been "so disruptive" to the community and he would not be welcome back in this community.<br /><br />The Brisbane Supreme Court had yesterday acquitted 62-year-old Patel of unlawfully killing his patient 75-year-old Mervyn Morris.<br /><br />Patel was accused of causing his death after he removed part of his colon in an attempt to address rectal bleeding in 2003.</p>