Gang Rape Trial Begins in India
Boyfriend of victim first to testify in trial of five men accused of gang rape and murder
The trial of five men accused of the brutal gang rape and murder of a student in India's capital has opened with testimony from a key witness.
The 23-year-old Indian medical student died in a Singapore hospital on December 29 from massive internal injuries she sustained during the savage bus assault a fortnight earlier which caused outrage across India.
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Defense lawyers version:
* Eve teasing by our clients
* She & her boy friend assaulted/thrashed 3/7 of our clients
* Our clients retaliated