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An Indian court finds a 31-year-old man guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish backpacker
A court in India has found a 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort in 2017
Man found guilty of 2017 rape and murder of Irish woman at popular tourist resort in India: "Truth has finally been heard"
The body of 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin was found by a farmer on a beach popular with tourists in March 2017
Goa man found guilty of raping and murdering foreign tourist
A Goa court on Friday found a 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering a British-Irish backpacker at Palolem beach in March 2017
Justice for Danielle McLaughlin: Man convicted of Irish backpacker's rape and murder in Goa
A man has been found guilty in India of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017, her family’s solicitor has said. Local man Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday.
Goa court convicts man for rape, murder of British-Irish woman in 2017
The victim, who was 28 at the time, was found dead near Palolem beach in South Goa’s Canacona on March 14 that year.
Goa court convicts man for raping and killing a British-Irish backpacker: What was the 8-year-old case?
The trial started in April 2018. In 2023, the High Court ordered the Sessions Court to complete the trial within a year. An extension was granted last October, which concluded on Friday
Justice has finally been achieved, say kin of Irish woman raped, murdered in Goa in 2017
Vikat Bhagat was convicted for the 2017 rape and murder of an Irish woman, luring her to a secluded area in Canacona. Evidence, including his injuries
Man guilty of murder and rape of Irish backpacker after she left her beach hut in India
Eight years after an Irish backpacker was raped and murdered while travelling in India, a man has been found guilty. 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana in County Donegal, was travelling with a female Australian friend when her body was found in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers.
‘It will not bring her back but…’: Accused in 2017 rape and murder of Irish backpacker found guilty, her family breaks down in Goa court
The 28-year-old victim had come to Goa with a friend for a holiday in February 2017. She had befriended the accused during an earlier trip.
Man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker
A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish woman backpacking in India. Danielle McLaughlin, 28, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field in the western state of Goa in March 2017.
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Indian court finds 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering Irish backpacker
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Goa court convicts man for rape and murder of British-Irish woman
A Goa sessions court on Friday convicted a man for the rape and murder of a British-Irish national whose body was found near ...