An Indian man has been sentenced to life in prison following the horrific rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison in India for the rape and murder of backpacker Danielle McLaughlin, her family’s solicitor confirmed. Local man Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday (February 14).

A man has been sentenced to life in prison in India for the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017, her family’s solicitor confirmed. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The family of a Co Donegal woman who was murdered in India in 2017 have spoken of their relief after her killer was sentenced to life in prison.Buncrana woman Danielle McLaughlin (28) was found dead in a field in Goa in March 2017 where she had been staying as part of a backpacking trip to the country.

A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and murdering Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017. The body of 28-year-old Ms McLaughlin was found by a farmer on a beach popular with holidaymakers in Goa in March 2017.

A man found guilty of raping and murdering a 28-year-old Irishwoman who was backpacking in India has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field in the western state of Goa in March 2017.

A court in India’s western Goa state has sentenced a 31-year-old man to life in prison for raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort nearly eight years ago

A 31-year-old man has been jailed for life over the rape and murder of a 28-year-old Irish tourist in Goa, India. Danielle McLaughlin’s body was found with severe injuries in a forested area near Palolem beach in Canacona village in March 2017.