INDIA | has 17 years The sixth involved in the rape of a young Indian woman will be tried as a minor

A juvenile court in Delhi has ruled that the sixth suspect involved in the case of rape and murder of a young woman in December that has outraged India is 17, so it will still be tried as a minor. According to local media, the court gave valid school certificatecertifying that has 17 years, and dismissed the individual to submit proof marrow. The prosecution has announced that it will appeal to a higher court decision, under which young meet a maximum sentence of three years' if convicted of the charges attributed to him. A regular court southern judged from the Indian capital last week in a process of fast track five others accused of the crime, who were accused of rape and murder charges that could carry a death penalty sentence. This court on Monday held a new hearing , during which the examining magistrate rejected the defense's claim that one of those charged is also low. Speaking to the press following the hearing, counsel AP Singh said the court has not begun processing a test to check bone age of your customerVinay Sharma, who claims he was 17 when the crime occurred. Singh added, however, relying this decision. The brutal rape of Amanat, pseudonym with which some media have dubbed the Physiotherapy student aged 23 , has unleashed an unprecedented wave of protests in India. The girl, who was attacked at a bus capital when he was with her ​​boyfriend, died 13 days later in hospital in Singapore because of the serious injuries sustained. The protest movements are constantly in part due to the continued appearance in the press of new cases of aberrant violations that contribute to fuel outrage.