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The Independent

Thousands of people, including doctors and paramedics, are marching through various Indian cities to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a government hospital last week

Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital

Hundreds of thousands of women across Indian cities rally to ‘reclaim the night’, demanding justice for raped and murdered trainee doctor

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West Bengal chief minister leads protest in Kolkata demanding death penalty for those accused in rape and murder of 31-year-old doctor at capital Kolkata’s RG Kar medical college

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Police say scores of people went on a rampage at a medical college campus in eastern India, attacking vehicles and ransacking some patient wards during a Wednesday night protest by thousands of people against an alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor last week

A trainee doctor is raped and killed in India, sparking protests and an attack at a medical college

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A UK woman has received $A67,000 [$86,000 USD] in compensation after her rape case was dropped, amid claims she may have suffered from “sexsomnia”.

Jade Blue McCrossen-Nethercott, 32, phoned police in 2017. She told them she thought she had been raped while asleep.

She described waking up half-naked and finding her necklace broken on the floor.

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Three years later, shortly before the trial was set to begin, charges were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).



Two sleep experts said it was possible McCrossen-Nethercott had an episode of sexsomnia.

Sexsomnia...

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The Independent meets protesters in Kolkata demanding ‘justice’ for murdered 31-year-old resident as incident leads to calls for a nationwide walkout

Doctor’s brutal rape and murder leads to protests in India

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