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Teenager guilty of Delhi bus rape

An Indian teenager has been found guilty of rape and murder following the gang rape of a woman on a moving bus in Delhi last December. He had denied the charges, as do four adult men also on trial for the same attack.

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Background to the Delhi gang rape case

Thousands of woman in India took to the streets in protest of the brutal crime.

The gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old Indian woman last December sparked mass protests across the country.

The victim - who cannot be named for legal reasons - was travelling on a bus in Delhi with a male friend when they were attacked. They were later dumped on the roadside.

She later died in a Singapore hospital from internal injuries on the 29 December.

It led to demands for stronger laws, tougher police action against those accused of sexual assault and a sustained campaign to change society's views on women.

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