Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel, dubbed as Dr Death, was today sentenced to seven years in jail after being convicted by an Australian court of manslaughter that led to the death of three patients. <br/><br/>The 60-year-old, now a US citizen, was sentenced to seven years for each case of manslaughter and three years for grievous bodily harm, to be served concurrently. <br/><br/>The sentence was handed out by Justice John Byrne of the Queensland state's supreme court in Brisbane. Queensland law allows prisoners to apply for parole after they serve 50 per cent of their sentence. <br/><br/>Earlier, Prosecution had asked the jury to sentence Patel to at least 10 years in jail for the manslaughter of three patients at Bundaberg's Base Hospital between 2003 and 2005. However, Patel's lawyer Michael Byrne said his client had been vilified and shamed and jail would be particularly harsh.