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| Seven sentenced to death for brutal rape-murder in India | Seven sentenced to death for brutal rape-murder in India |
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| Police in India have sentenced seven men to death for the brutal rape and murder in February of a Nepalese woman. | Police in India have sentenced seven men to death for the brutal rape and murder in February of a Nepalese woman. |
| The 28-year-old victim was suffering from depression and had been undergoing treatment when she went missing in the northern Haryana state. | The 28-year-old victim was suffering from depression and had been undergoing treatment when she went missing in the northern Haryana state. |
| Her body was found in a field, three days later. An autopsy revealed that she was gang-raped and had stones, blades and sticks forced inside her. | Her body was found in a field, three days later. An autopsy revealed that she was gang-raped and had stones, blades and sticks forced inside her. |
| The female judge said she wanted to send a strong message to the public. | The female judge said she wanted to send a strong message to the public. |
| "I award the death sentence to all these accused in the case, and they should be hanged till death," said Judge Seema Singhal, according to the Hindustan Times. | "I award the death sentence to all these accused in the case, and they should be hanged till death," said Judge Seema Singhal, according to the Hindustan Times. |
| "Besides a judicial officer, I am also a human being and can hear the groan of the victim," Judge Singhal added. | "Besides a judicial officer, I am also a human being and can hear the groan of the victim," Judge Singhal added. |
| "Women are still facing crime and discrimination from males in our society and we still see gender bias in our system, but the judgement should send a strong message to the people and that is the need of the hour." | "Women are still facing crime and discrimination from males in our society and we still see gender bias in our system, but the judgement should send a strong message to the people and that is the need of the hour." |
| An eighth accused attacker, a minor, is being tried in a juvenile court. A ninth suspect killed himself soon after his arrest. | An eighth accused attacker, a minor, is being tried in a juvenile court. A ninth suspect killed himself soon after his arrest. |
| The victim had travelled to Rohtak in Haryana state a few months before the attack, to live with her sister while she underwent treatment for depression at a local hospital. | |
| The doctor who carried out the post mortem examination told India's the NDTV channel at the time he had "never seen such a horrific case" in his 29-year-long career. | The doctor who carried out the post mortem examination told India's the NDTV channel at the time he had "never seen such a horrific case" in his 29-year-long career. |
| The death sentences came on the same day that India's top court rejected an appeal against the release of the youngest attacker in a fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi in 2012. | |
| The savage attack on Jyoti Singh, who was travelling on a bus with a male friend, sparked a huge public outcry in India. The youngest of her attackers was sentenced to three years - the maximum allowed for a minor under Indian law - and released on Sunday. | |
| Singh's mother Asha, who revealed her daughter's name, led protests over the weekend against the man's release. | |
| Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the Delhi bus attack and the outrage that followed prompted the government to tighten the law. | Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the Delhi bus attack and the outrage that followed prompted the government to tighten the law. |
| But experts say tougher laws have failed to bring down the number of rape cases and a series of high-profile crimes have taken place since. | But experts say tougher laws have failed to bring down the number of rape cases and a series of high-profile crimes have taken place since. |
| Rape cases that have shocked India | Rape cases that have shocked India |