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| Delhi rape: Court charges juvenile with rape and murder | Delhi rape: Court charges juvenile with rape and murder |
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| A court in India has formally charged a 17-year-old accused in the fatal gang rape of a woman in the capital Delhi last month. | A court in India has formally charged a 17-year-old accused in the fatal gang rape of a woman in the capital Delhi last month. |
| The Juvenile Justice Board has charged the boy with rape, murder and other crimes, including kidnapping. It set 6 March as the start of the trial. | The Juvenile Justice Board has charged the boy with rape, murder and other crimes, including kidnapping. It set 6 March as the start of the trial. |
| If convicted, he faces a maximum of three years in a reform facility. | If convicted, he faces a maximum of three years in a reform facility. |
| He denied the charges - as have five other suspects on trial at a specially convened fast-track court. | |
| They face the death penalty. | |
| The brutal assault shocked India and raised a debate over the treatment of women in the country. | The brutal assault shocked India and raised a debate over the treatment of women in the country. |
| The victim, a physiotherapy student who cannot be named in India for legal reasons, and a male friend were attacked on a bus on 16 December. | The victim, a physiotherapy student who cannot be named in India for legal reasons, and a male friend were attacked on a bus on 16 December. |
| Police said the assailants beat both of them, and then raped the woman. She suffered massive internal injuries and died nearly two weeks later. | Police said the assailants beat both of them, and then raped the woman. She suffered massive internal injuries and died nearly two weeks later. |