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India-Pakistan
Prosecutor says DNA links men to Delhi rape
2013-01-06
[ABC.NET.AU] A court in New Delhi has heard DNA evidence links five men with a deadly gang rape in the city last month.

At a pre-trial hearing on Saturday prosecutors told the court that blood stains found on the clothing of all five accused men matched the blood of the 23-year-old victim.

The five suspects were also allegedly found with items stolen from the woman.

The court also heard that medical records from the Singapore hospital where the woman died showed her death was caused by septicaemia and organ failure.

"We have filed all the evidence," Rajiv Mohan, additional public prosecutor, told the court in Saket, in the south of the city.

"The blood of the victim tallied with the stains found on the clothes of the accused," he added, saying that a DNA test had been conducted by the police.

A district magistrate hearing the case took note of the charges including rape and murder, signalling the start of the trial, and ordered the men to appear before her for the first time tomorrow.

A sixth suspect is expected to be tried as a juvenile.

The woman's boyfriend was also injured as he tried to prevent the assault, which took place on a private bus on December 16. Both were thrown from the vehicle following the attack.

The case has stirred violent protests and a bout of soul-searching on the treatment of women and rising sex crime in India.

Indian media reports said the bus driver has testified they planned to rape any woman who boarded the vehicle, with some of the men even posing as passengers to lure potential victims.

The woman's boyfriend appeared on Hindi-language Indian cable channel Zee News at the weekend to speak about the attack.

He said passers-by left them unclothed and bleeding at the side for the road for more than half-an-hour before anyone came to their aid.

The family of deceased 23-year-old student has called for the men responsible for her death to be executed, but executions are rare in India and can only be sanctioned for the "rarest of rare" crimes.
Posted by:Fred

#3  The Yout was also the worst offender, doing the most injury. Let him be raped to death
Posted by: Frank G   2013-01-06 12:42  

#2  Tried as a Juvenile?
It's an adult crime, and he's getting off?

No "Juvenile}" would even be interested.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-01-06 11:45  

#1  These creature have DNA?
Posted by: Glenmore   2013-01-06 10:18  

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