Man convicted of Irish backpacker's rape and murder in Goa

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.
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.
Indian man is found guilty of raping and murdering Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in a field in Goa
An Indian man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017. Bikat Bhagat has been convicted eight years after her death - after she was found dead in a field in Goa. The local man, Bhagat, 31, was arrested within hours of her body being found, but the case faced years of delays.
Man convicted of murder and rape of Irish backpacker in Goa
LONDON: A man has been found guilty in India of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017, her family's solicitor said on Friday (Feb 14).
'Justice': Goa court convicts man accused in 2017 rape, murder of Danielle McLaughlin
As per the chargesheet filed by the police, McLaughlin, who hailed from Donegal in Northwest Ireland, was on a visit to Goa in 2017 when Bhagat, a local she befriended during her stay, murdered her after raping her.
Man found guilty of murdering Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in Goa
The 28-year-old had travelled to Goa with a friend from Australia, to celebrate the Holi festival in March 2017.. | ITV National News
Goa court holds man guilty for 2017 rape-murder of Irish-British woman
A court in Goa has convicted Vikat Bhagat for the 2017 rape and murder of Irish-British citizen Danielle McLaughlin. The judgment was delivered by Judge Kshama Joshi at the District and Sessions Court in Margao.
Goa court convicts local man for rape-murder of Irish-British woman Danielle McLaughin
Nearly eight years after Irish-British national Danielle McLaughin was raped and brutally murdered in Goa, a court on Friday convicted the lone accused in the case, a 31-year-old local resident. While the prosecution demanded the maximum sentence for the accused Vikat Bhagat,
An Indian court finds a 31-year-old man guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish backpacker
A court in India on Friday found a 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort in 2017. Vikat Bhagat was found guilty of the crime by Judge Kshama Joshi at the District and Sessions Court in western Goa state.
Man found guilty of murdering 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.
Justice ‘finally achieved’, says family after man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin in India
A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin eight years ago. Vikat Bhagat (31) was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in Goa, India, today. In March 2017,
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