A court in Western India on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old man to a lifetime prison for prison rape and murder of an Irish woman At a popular tourist resort almost eight years ago.
28-year-old Body Daniel McLaflin found a peasant on the beach popular with tourists in Goa in March 2017. The opening is shown This brain damage and narrowing of the neck caused her death, the BBC reports.
Vic Bhagat was found guilty of Friday's crime. The Malaflin family said in the statement that they and her friends were “grateful to the prosecutor and an investigative employee on justice.”
Usually Victims of rape It cannot be called in accordance with Indian legislation. In this case, the victim's family talked to the media to increase the awareness of her case.
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The crime emphasized sustainable Violence against women In India, despite the tougher laws against a sexual attack imposed after the death of a young woman in 2012, which was made on the bus in New Delhi.
In a statement after Bhagat was found guilty, Mother Daniel Andrea Branigan and her sister Jolin McLaflin Branigan said that justice “was finally achieved” BBC reports.
“Daniel's death had no other suspect and gang, and Bhagat was extremely responsible for the cruel termination of her beautiful life,” they said.
A A separate statement is located On behalf of the family “Truth for Daniel McLaflin” on Facebook it is said that “the truth was finally heard”.
“We've lost almost 8 years of our lives, fighting for Daniel, and we are so grateful that we can now start mourning her immeasurable loss. She was much greater than her daughter, sister and better girlfriend. She tanned every room she entered , and came in and touch the life of all who met her.
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Goa is a popular place for a backpack in India. Millions of tourists visit their many beach resorts each year.
But his tropical paradise reputation was marred by loud crimes with the participation of foreigners. In 2008, a 15 -year -old schoolgirl Scarlet Kiling, a 15 -year -old narcotic, raped and killed in Goa in the case that made global headlines.
McLaflin was a student of Liverpool University John Moore, who had stopped in a beach hut with Australia, before his death, BBC reports. The couple celebrated Holly Holly in the neighboring village. She left the village at night and Her body was found the next day.
Many cases crimes against women It is not reported in India because of a stigma associated with sexual violence, as well as the lack of faith in the police. Activists say the new demands for the sentence did not hold back rape, and the number of recorded rape cases has increased. In 2022, police recorded 31 516 rape reports – 20% jump since 2021, reports Bureau of National Crime Records.