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.
Local man Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday.
Ms McLaughlin, from Buncrana in Co Donegal, was found dead in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers, in March 2017.
The 28-year-old’s body was found by a farmer in a field in a remote location.
