“There are 80 witnesses in the case. The trial will take another two to three months,” Singh told IANS.
The young woman, a physiotherapist trainee, was tortured and gang-raped by five men and a juvenile in a moving bus Dec 16. She and her male friend were then thrown off on the road—bloodied and without clothes.
The woman died in a Singapore hospital 13 days later. Her brutal attack sparked spontaneous protests in the country, forcing the government to take several steps, including setting up the fast track court Dec 19 to try the five accused. The sixth, a minor, will be tried by the Juvenile Justice Board.