Mumbai gunman ruled an adult

The only surviving suspected gunman in last year's Mumbai terrorist attacks will be tried as an adult, which means he could face the death penalty, the presiding judge has said.

The lawyer representing Mohammed Ajmal Kasab said his client was 17 at the time of the November attacks and should be tried by a juvenile court. But Indian medical experts say Kasab is at least 20 after examining his teeth and x-rays of his bones.

Judge M.L. Tahiliyani ruled that the medical tests were enough to prove Kasab was an adult at the time of the attacks.

Had he been tried as a minor, Kasab would have faced a maximum of three years in prison.

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