diff --git a/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.html b/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.html
index 044a0ed..4730e59 100644
--- a/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.html
+++ b/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.html
@@ -44,4 +44,12 @@ <h2>Inculpat</h2>
       ></app-detailed-text>
     </div>
   </div>
+  <section class="buttons">
+    <button 
+      mat-raised-button 
+      (click)="onDefendantDeleted()" 
+      color="warn"
+      [disabled]="deleting$ | async"
+    >Sterge</button>
+  </section>
 </section>
diff --git a/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.scss b/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.scss
index 1eec3d6..ab1d42a 100644
--- a/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.scss
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@
       flex-basis: 50%;
     }
   }
+
+  .buttons {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.ts b/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.ts
index e75dcd7..66608b4 100644
--- a/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/assets/components/view-defendant/view-defendant.component.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
-import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
 import { Defendant, DefendantType, Identifier } from '@app/core';
+import * as fromDefendants from '@app/core/store';
+import { select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-view-defendant',
   templateUrl: './view-defendant.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./view-defendant.component.scss'],
 })
-export class ViewDefendantComponent {
+export class ViewDefendantComponent implements OnInit {
   @Input() defendant: Defendant;
   @Input() identifiers: Identifier[];
+  @Output() defendantDeleted: EventEmitter<fromDefendants.DeleteDefendantPayload>
+    = new EventEmitter<fromDefendants.DeleteDefendantPayload>();
+
+  deleting$: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  constructor(private store: Store<fromDefendants.DefendantsState>) { }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.deleting$ = this.store.pipe(select(fromDefendants.getDefendantDeletingById(this.defendant.id)));
+  }
 
   getDefendantType(aIsPerson: boolean) {
     return aIsPerson ? DefendantType.Person.toString() : DefendantType.Company.toString();
@@ -17,4 +30,12 @@ export class ViewDefendantComponent {
   getIdentifier(aIdentifierType: number): Identifier {
     return this.identifiers.find(aIdentifier => aIdentifier.id === aIdentifierType);
   }
+
+  onDefendantDeleted() {
+    const payload: fromDefendants.DeleteDefendantPayload = {
+      defendantId: this.defendant.id,
+      assetId: this.defendant.getAsset().id,
+    };
+    this.defendantDeleted.emit(payload);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/assets/containers/asset-detail/asset-detail.component.html b/src/app/assets/containers/asset-detail/asset-detail.component.html
index 4f02dd1..1711fd6 100644
--- a/src/app/assets/containers/asset-detail/asset-detail.component.html
+++ b/src/app/assets/containers/asset-detail/asset-detail.component.html
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ <h2>{{theAsset.name}}</h2>
       <app-view-defendant
         [defendant]="theDefendant"
         [identifiers]="identifiers$ | async"
+        (defendantDeleted)="onDefendantDeleted($event)"
       ></app-view-defendant>
     </div>
   </section>
diff --git a/src/app/assets/containers/asset-detail/asset-detail.component.ts b/src/app/assets/containers/asset-detail/asset-detail.component.ts
index a902ff4..c356268 100644
--- a/src/app/assets/containers/asset-detail/asset-detail.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/assets/containers/asset-detail/asset-detail.component.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ export class AssetDetailComponent implements OnInit {
     this.setStateView();
   }
 
+  onDefendantDeleted(payload: fromStore.DeleteDefendantPayload) {
+    this.store.dispatch(new fromStore.DeleteDefendant(payload));
+  }
+
   private resetSelectedProperty() {
     this.selectedProperty = undefined;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/error-strings.ts b/src/app/core/error-strings.ts
index 43ed27e..ba18467 100644
--- a/src/app/core/error-strings.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/error-strings.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ export class ErrorStrings {
   static ERROR_FETCH_ASSETS = 'Could not fetch assets';
   static ERROR_SEARCH_DECISIONS = 'Could not search decisions';
   static ERROR_ADD_MINIMAL_ASSET = 'Could not add asset';
+  static ERROR_DELETE_DEFENDANT = 'Could not delete defendant';
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/http/defendants-api.service.ts b/src/app/core/http/defendants-api.service.ts
index 6685631..ae673cc 100644
--- a/src/app/core/http/defendants-api.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/http/defendants-api.service.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,11 @@ export class DefendantsApiService {
         catchError(aError => observableThrowError(aError))
       );
   }
+
+  public deleteDefendant(assetId: number, defendantId: number): Observable<number> {
+    return this.http.delete<number>(`${environment.api_url}/assets/${assetId}/defendants/${defendantId}`)
+      .pipe(
+        catchError(aError => observableThrowError(aError))
+      );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/models/asset/asset-properties/defendant.model.ts b/src/app/core/models/asset/asset-properties/defendant.model.ts
index 8b6e644..087d172 100644
--- a/src/app/core/models/asset/asset-properties/defendant.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/models/asset/asset-properties/defendant.model.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class Defendant extends AssetProperty {
       identification: this.identification,
       isPerson: this.isPerson,
       name: this.name,
-      birthdate: this.birthdate.isValid() ? this.birthdate.toISOString() : undefined,
+      birthdate: this.birthdate && this.birthdate.isValid() ? this.birthdate.toISOString() : undefined,
       firstName: this.firstName,
       identifierId: this.identifierId,
       nationality: this.nationality,
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/defendants.service.ts b/src/app/core/services/defendants.service.ts
index 497d389..77670d1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/services/defendants.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/services/defendants.service.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ export class DefendantsService {
       )
   }
 
+  public deleteDefendant$(assetId: number, defendantId: number): Observable<any> {
+    return this.defendantsApiService.deleteDefendant(assetId, defendantId);
+  }
+
   private toRequest(aDefendant: Defendant): DefendantRequest {
     return {
       id: aDefendant.id,
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ export class DefendantsService {
       identification: aDefendant.identification,
       isPerson: aDefendant.isPerson,
       name: aDefendant.name,
-      birthdate: aDefendant.birthdate.isValid() ? aDefendant.birthdate.format() : undefined,
+      birthdate: aDefendant.birthdate && aDefendant.birthdate.isValid() ? aDefendant.birthdate.format() : undefined,
       firstName: aDefendant.firstName,
       identifierId: aDefendant.identifierId,
       nationality: aDefendant.nationality,
diff --git a/src/app/core/store/actions/defendants.action.ts b/src/app/core/store/actions/defendants.action.ts
index e60ccd7..a75c5bb 100644
--- a/src/app/core/store/actions/defendants.action.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/store/actions/defendants.action.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,30 @@ export interface DefendantsSuccessPayload {
   asset: Asset;
 }
 
+export interface DeleteDefendantPayload {
+  assetId: number;
+  defendantId: number;
+}
+
+export const DEFENDANT_DELETE = '[Defendants] Delete Defendant';
+export const DEFENDANT_DELETE_FAIL = '[Defendants] Delete Defendant Fail';
+export const DEFENDANT_DELETE_SUCCESS = '[Defendants] Delete Defendant Success';
+
+export class DeleteDefendant implements Action {
+  readonly type: string = DEFENDANT_DELETE;
+  constructor(public payload: DeleteDefendantPayload) {}
+}
+
+export class DeleteDefendantFail implements Action {
+  readonly type: string = DEFENDANT_DELETE_FAIL;
+  constructor(public payload: number) {}
+}
+
+export class DeleteDefendantSuccess implements Action {
+  readonly type: string = DEFENDANT_DELETE_SUCCESS;
+  constructor(public payload: number) {}
+}
+
 // action types
 export type DefendantsAction =
   CreateDefendant
@@ -54,4 +78,7 @@ export type DefendantsAction =
   | CreateDefendantSuccess
   | LoadDefendants
   | LoadDefendantsFail
-  | LoadDefendantsSuccess;
+  | LoadDefendantsSuccess
+  | DeleteDefendant
+  | DeleteDefendantFail
+  | DeleteDefendantSuccess;
diff --git a/src/app/core/store/effects/defendants.effect.ts b/src/app/core/store/effects/defendants.effect.ts
index 7b653d6..eafcdb6 100644
--- a/src/app/core/store/effects/defendants.effect.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/store/effects/defendants.effect.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { ofType, Actions, Effect } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
-import { catchError, filter, map, mergeMap, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { catchError, filter, map, mergeMap, switchMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { Defendant } from '../../models';
 import { DefendantsService } from '../../services';
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ export class DefendantsEffects {
       })
     );
 
+  @Effect()
+  deleteDefendant$ = this.actions$
+    .pipe(
+      ofType(defendantsActions.DEFENDANT_DELETE),
+      map((action: defendantsActions.DeleteDefendant) => action.payload),
+      switchMap((aPayload: defendantsActions.DeleteDefendantPayload) =>
+        this.defendantsService.deleteDefendant$(aPayload.assetId, aPayload.defendantId)
+          .pipe(
+            map((aResponse: number) => new defendantsActions.DeleteDefendantSuccess(aResponse)),
+            catchError(() => of(new defendantsActions.DeleteDefendantFail(aPayload.defendantId)))
+          )
+      )
+    );
+
   constructor(
     private actions$: Actions,
     private defendantsService: DefendantsService,
diff --git a/src/app/core/store/reducers/defendants.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/store/reducers/defendants.reducer.ts
index 0b93e36..cf6d59a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/store/reducers/defendants.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/store/reducers/defendants.reducer.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ export interface DefendantsState {
   entities: { [id: number]: Defendant };
   loaded: { [id: number]: boolean };
   loading: { [id: number]: boolean };
+  deleted: { [id: number]: boolean };
+  deleting: { [id: number]: boolean };
 }
 
 export const initialState: DefendantsState = {
   entities: {},
   loaded: {},
   loading: {},
+  deleted: {},
+  deleting: {},
 };
 
 export function reducer(
@@ -85,6 +89,59 @@ export function reducer(
       } as DefendantsState;
     }
 
+    case fromDefendants.DEFENDANT_DELETE: {
+      const theDefendantId = (action.payload as fromDefendants.DeleteDefendantPayload).defendantId;
+
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        deleting: {
+          ...state.deleting,
+          [theDefendantId]: true,
+        },
+      } as DefendantsState
+    }
+
+    case fromDefendants.DEFENDANT_DELETE_FAIL: {
+      const theDefendantId = action.payload;
+
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        deleting: {
+          ...state.deleting,
+          [theDefendantId]: false,
+        },
+        deleted: {
+          ...state.deleted,
+          [theDefendantId]: false,
+        },
+      } as DefendantsState
+    }
+
+    case fromDefendants.DEFENDANT_DELETE_SUCCESS: {
+      const theDefendantId: number = action.payload;
+      // const entities = state.entities;
+      // var theDefendants: Defendant[] = []
+      // for(var key in Object.keys(entities)) {
+      //   theDefendants = [...theDefendants, entities[key]];
+      // }
+      // theDefendants = theDefendants.filter(d => d.id != theDefendantId);
+      const entities: { [id: number]: Defendant } = { ...state.entities }
+      delete entities[theDefendantId];
+
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        entities,
+        deleting: {
+          ...state.deleting,
+          [theDefendantId]: false,
+        },
+        deleted: {
+          ...state.deleted,
+          [theDefendantId]: true,
+        },
+      } as DefendantsState
+    }
+
     default: {
       return {
         ...state,
@@ -96,3 +153,5 @@ export function reducer(
 export const getDefendantsEntities = (state: DefendantsState) => state.entities;
 export const getDefendantsLoading = (state: DefendantsState) => state.loading;
 export const getDefendantsLoaded = (state: DefendantsState) => state.loaded;
+export const getDefendantsDeleting = (state: DefendantsState) => state.deleting;
+export const getDefendantsDeleted = (state: DefendantsState) => state.deleted;
diff --git a/src/app/core/store/selectors/defendants.selectors.ts b/src/app/core/store/selectors/defendants.selectors.ts
index e572518..a7dc525 100644
--- a/src/app/core/store/selectors/defendants.selectors.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/store/selectors/defendants.selectors.ts
@@ -52,3 +52,15 @@ export const getDefendantsLoadingForAssetId = (aAssetId: number) => createSelect
   getDefendantsLoading,
   (aLoading) => aLoading[aAssetId] || false
 );
+
+export const getDefendantsDeleted = createSelector(getDefendantsState, fromDefendants.getDefendantsDeleted);
+export const getDefendantDeleting = (aDefendantId: number) => createSelector(
+  getDefendantsDeleted,
+  (aDeleted) => aDeleted[aDefendantId] || false
+);
+
+export const getDefendantsDeleting = createSelector(getDefendantsState, fromDefendants.getDefendantsDeleting);
+export const getDefendantDeletingById = (aDefendantId: number) => createSelector(
+  getDefendantsDeleting,
+  (aDeleting) => aDeleting[aDefendantId] || false
+);