Patel patient 'devastated' at decision A patient of former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel says she's devastated and angry that medical negligence charges are being dropped. But others say they're just glad the saga is over. Beryl Crosby, a patient and advocate for other patients of the 63-year-old, says she's lost faith in the justice system. "There are a lot of people (patients) who've passed away and their families are left wondering what the justice system is all about," Ms Crosby told AAP. I keep going back today to all the people that have passed away, the people that I've promised - even one on his deathbed - that I would fight for justice. I just can't believe that it's all come to this. Now he (Patel) walks, the patients are left to pick up the pieces. Ian Vowles, 66, had his bowel removed in an operation he says was unnecessary and says he is disappointed the Director of Public Prosecutions dropped the charges. "I thought there definitely should have been a decision made one way or the other, guilty or not guilty, and I would have liked to have seen that," he told AAP. I wouldn't say he (Patel) has gotten off scot-free. He's been over here for so many years away from his family and his own home environment. Ms Crosby said other patients and relatives she'd spoken to just wanted the case to be over. One is the widow of patient Darcy Blight, who died before the surgeon went to trial. "I don't think it (litigation) is worth the effort and the expense," Vilma Blight said, adding that she hoped the former surgeon would be deported to the US. I think Pop (her husband) would have said `good riddance'. Patel was discharged from two charges of manslaughter and two of grievous bodily harm on Friday, with the Director of Public Prosecutions saying it wasn't in the public interest to pursue the charges. He has pleaded guilty to fraud charges for dishonestly working as a registered medical practitioner in Queensland and is due to be sentenced on Thursday.