Student allegedly tried to cut off man's penis after he tried to rape her

A 23-year-old law student from Thiruvananthapuram, India, has been hailed as "courageous" for attacking her long-time sexual abuser and trying to cut his penis off, writes Pam Ryan.

The alleged incident took place on Friday night at approximately 11:30pm when the 54-year-old male preacher was at the woman's family home in Thiruvananthapuram.