Rape victim dies in Singapore hospital
NEW DELHI – The 23-year-old Indian gang rape victim whose assault has sparked massive protests died early Saturday in a Singapore hospital, doctors said.
The woman, who was brutally raped and beaten by a group of men on a moving bus in the Indian capital on Dec. 16, had been flown to Singapore on Thursday.
The patient had suffered from severe organ failure following serious injuries to her body and brain, Kelvin Loh, the chief executive of Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said in a statement.
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