Sunday, September 7, 2008

India cab drivers to hang for killing Australian tourist


  • An Indian court sentenced two taxi drivers to death for the rape and murder of an Australian tourist they picked up at New Delhi airport.
  • The court said Griggs had struggled against her assailants before being raped and stabbed to death. She was also attacked with a screwdriver.
  • "The victim in the present case was a foreigner lady who was totally dependent on the hospitality provided to her by our people. She was totally defenceless and unprotected," the judge said in his order.
  • The defence had argued that there was no direct evidence and no eyewitnesses, and indicated they would appeal.
  • India's Supreme Court stipulates that the death penalty be used only in the "rarest of rare cases."

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