Tests to find Mumbai suspect age
24/Apr/2009
An Indian court has ordered medical tests to determine the age of the leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in Mumbai (Bombay).
Judge ML Tahiliyani's order said a doctor would carry out bone and dental tests on the lone surviving suspected gunman, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab.
Lawyers for Mr Qasab, who is in a high-security jail in the city, say he is under 18 and want him tried as a minor.
More than 170 people, including nine gunmen, were killed in the attacks.
Mr Qasab, who Indian police say is 21, is charged with murder and waging war on India. He faces the death penalty if convicted.
(Tags: anthropology, forensic, odontology)