The family of Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin says her "truth has finally been heard" as a man in India has been convicted of her rape and murder. Vikat Bhagat is due to be sentenced on Monday February 17.

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

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.

The family of an Irish woman killed in India nearly eight years ago say justice has "finally been achieved after" a 31-year-old local man was found guilty of her rape and murder.

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. A post-mortem examination found brain damage and strangulation as the cause of death.

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

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.