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| Delhi gang rape: Verdict deferred in juvenile case | |
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| An Indian juvenile court has deferred its verdict in the case of an 18-year-old accused of taking part in the fatal gang rape of a woman on a Delhi bus. | |
| He is charged with rape, murder, destroying evidence, and other crimes including kidnapping carried out while aged 17. He faces up to three years in a reform facility if convicted. | |
| The verdict is now expected on 25 July. | |
| He has denied the charges - as have four adults on trial at a specially convened fast-track court. | He has denied the charges - as have four adults on trial at a specially convened fast-track court. |
| They face the death penalty. | They face the death penalty. |
| A sixth suspect was found dead in jail. Prison officials have said they believe he hanged himself but defence lawyers and his family allege he was murdered. | A sixth suspect was found dead in jail. Prison officials have said they believe he hanged himself but defence lawyers and his family allege he was murdered. |
| The attack sparked mass protests throughout India and a national debate about the treatment of women. | The attack sparked mass protests throughout India and a national debate about the treatment of women. |
| Beaten and raped | Beaten and raped |
| If found guilty, the 18-year-old can be sent to a reform facility for up to three years. This would include the time he has spent while waiting for the verdict. | If found guilty, the 18-year-old can be sent to a reform facility for up to three years. This would include the time he has spent while waiting for the verdict. |
| "The idea behind the provision is that three years is sufficient time to reform a child", Anant Kumar Asthana, a Delhi-based lawyer told the AFP news agency. | "The idea behind the provision is that three years is sufficient time to reform a child", Anant Kumar Asthana, a Delhi-based lawyer told the AFP news agency. |
| However, many, including the family of the victim, had demanded that the teenager - who was six months short of becoming an adult at the time of the crime - should be treated as an adult and face the death penalty for his alleged crime. | However, many, including the family of the victim, had demanded that the teenager - who was six months short of becoming an adult at the time of the crime - should be treated as an adult and face the death penalty for his alleged crime. |
| A spokesperson for the ruling Congress party, Renuka Chowhary, said in January that "given the nature of the crime, the most gruesome and heinous way a crime is committed, it has to be revisited to see how we define the word juvenile". | A spokesperson for the ruling Congress party, Renuka Chowhary, said in January that "given the nature of the crime, the most gruesome and heinous way a crime is committed, it has to be revisited to see how we define the word juvenile". |
| Under Indian laws the juvenile accused can not be named for legal reasons. | |
| Having left his village at the age of 11, he lived his formative years alone, doing menial jobs in Delhi. | |
| In March, India passed a new bill containing harsher punishments, including the death penalty, for rapists. | In March, India passed a new bill containing harsher punishments, including the death penalty, for rapists. |
| 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. |