New Delhi, India – Medical tests show that the lone surviving suspect in last year’s Mumbai terrorist attacks is not a juvenile, so should be tried as an adult, prosecutors said today.
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A panel of four doctors carried out dental and bone tests to determine Mohammed Ajmal Kasab’s age, as ordered by the judge, and determined that he is older than 20, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told reporters.
The prosecution also presented two witnesses to support its claims that Kasab is not a juvenile, as he claimed.
His attorney had said that his client is a minor whose case belongs in juvenile court.
A doctor who examined Kasab after his arrest in November and a jail superintendent were deposed in court as prosecution witnesses.
Defense attorney Abbas Kazmi, who insists his client is underage, told CNN that on Wednesday he would cross-examine the doctors who carried out the tests on Kasab, focusing on what he called a possible margin of error in their report.
Kasab is charged with 12 criminal counts including murder, attempted murder and waging war against India. He has recanted, saying he confessed under duress.
He was caught on surveillance camera holding a gun as he stalked and killed people inside Mumbai’s main train station in November, police said. Kasab is also accused of shooting people at Mumbai’s Cama hospital.
Kasab is one of 10 Pakistani nationals who police said unleashed terror on Mumbai, India’s financial capital, for four days and three nights.
The gunmen killed more than 160 people as they took over three luxury hotels and a Jewish center, and shot up several other places, including a popular restaurant.
The attack was an effort to capture Kashmir, prosecutors said. A dispute over whether India or Pakistan owns the territory has led to wars between the two countries.
Look at his face and build, he most definitely looks like a adult and his dirty face looks outspoken with lies. just because he wants to live to C”V do more harm? his attorney should be ripped of his badge for supporting his lies.
These stupid technicalities about whether or not he is of “legal age” are so pathetic. HE WAS FULLY AWARE OF WHAT HE DID!!!
I would kill him myself. May he rot in hell.
if not to young to kill .is not to young to pay four the crimes .
did he ask for the age of is victims?
Shoot first. Ask later.
this man did something horrible and they are taking tests about his age?! well he did something very man-like so he should be in regular jail even if he is young-which he isn’t according to the tests. if i was the judge i’d sentence him 16 years in prison(for the 160 people he killed) and then after the 16 years he should be shot and killed. it’s midah kineged midah. just like he killed 160 people with guns he’ll be in jail for 16 years and than be shot and killed. who really cares how old he is. no matter what age he should rot in hell!