Documents say India rape suspect is a juvenile
From the Blog asiancorrespondent NEW DELHI (AP) — Documents presented in a hearing Tuesday indicate that a suspect in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a New Delhi bus in December was a juvenile at the time of the attack, a court official present at the hearing said. Two principals from the suspect's elementary school showed paperwork indicating that the suspect was a juvenile at the time of the attack, which would make him ineligible for the death penalty, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of a gag order on the case. A judge is expected to rule on the suspect's age in a Jan. 28 hearing, the official said, adding that the suspect did not appear in court Tuesday. The suspect, who is not being identified by The Associated Press because he says he is 17, would face three years pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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