Magura, May 13 -- A Magura court on Tuesday set May 17 to deliver the much-talked-about verdict in the sensational rape and murder case of eight-year-old Asiya.

Judge Md Zahid Hasan of the Magura Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal fixed the date after concluding arguments from both the plaintiff and the defence.

The plaintiff's lawyer, Advocate Monirul Islam Mokul, said arguments were presented in presence of the accused and expressed the hope that justice would be served for the victim.

A total of 29 witnesses testified in the case and seven pieces of evidence were seized, he added.

The rape took place on the night of March 5, when the victim was visiting her sister's in-laws' house in Nijnanduali village of Sadar upaz...