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| Delhi rape victim's condition 'deteriorates' | Delhi rape victim's condition 'deteriorates' |
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| A female student gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi has "taken a turn for the worse" at a Singapore hospital, doctors say. | A female student gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi has "taken a turn for the worse" at a Singapore hospital, doctors say. |
| The 23-year-old arrived in Singapore on Thursday after undergoing three operations in a Delhi hospital. | The 23-year-old arrived in Singapore on Thursday after undergoing three operations in a Delhi hospital. |
| "Her vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure," hospital official Kelvin Loh said. | "Her vital signs are deteriorating with signs of severe organ failure," hospital official Kelvin Loh said. |
| The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests in India that left one police officer dead. | The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests in India that left one police officer dead. |
| Six men have been arrested and two police officers have been suspended following the 16 December attack. | Six men have been arrested and two police officers have been suspended following the 16 December attack. |
| Doctors had earlier described the woman as "fighting for her life". | Doctors had earlier described the woman as "fighting for her life". |
| Family informed | Family informed |
| Mr Loh said in a statement that the hospital had put her on "maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants which maximise her body's capability to fight infections". | Mr Loh said in a statement that the hospital had put her on "maximum artificial ventilation support, optimal antibiotic doses as well as stimulants which maximise her body's capability to fight infections". |
| "Her family members have been informed that her condition has deteriorated and they are currently by her side to encourage and comfort her," he said. | "Her family members have been informed that her condition has deteriorated and they are currently by her side to encourage and comfort her," he said. |
| "The High Commission of India is with her and her family at this critical time. Our medical team continues to provide all possible treatment and care," Mr Loh added. | "The High Commission of India is with her and her family at this critical time. Our medical team continues to provide all possible treatment and care," Mr Loh added. |
| On arrival at the hospital in Singapore, doctors said that as well as a "prior cardiac arrest, she also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury". | On arrival at the hospital in Singapore, doctors said that as well as a "prior cardiac arrest, she also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury". |
| The government has tried to halt rising public anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. | The government has tried to halt rising public anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. |
| These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants, and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. | These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants, and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. |
| The government has also said that it will post the photos, names and addresses of convicted rapists on official websites to shame them. | |
| The victim and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area, intending to travel to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. | The victim and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area, intending to travel to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. |
| Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars and thrown out of the moving bus into a Delhi street. | Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars and thrown out of the moving bus into a Delhi street. |
| India's Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said in a statement on Thursday that the government had decided to send the victim overseas on the recommendation of her doctors. | |
| "Despite the best efforts of our doctors, the victim continues to be critical and her fluctuating health remains a big cause of concern to all of us," he said. |