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A dual British-Irish citizen has been found dead by police near a beach in the Indian resort state of Goa.A dual British-Irish citizen has been found dead by police near a beach in the Indian resort state of Goa.
The woman, 28, was found bruised and naked in a field in Canacona, a southern part of the state.The woman, 28, was found bruised and naked in a field in Canacona, a southern part of the state.
“The body was lying in a pool of blood without clothes and there were injuries on the head and face,” police deputy superintendent Sammy Tavares told local media. “The body was lying in a pool of blood without clothes and there were injuries on the head and face,” Sammy Tavares, the Canacona police deputy superintendent, told local media.
Filomeno Costa, the officer in charge at Canacona police station, said a middle-aged man had been arrested in connection with the woman’s death. Her body is undergoing a postmortem in the state capital, Panjim, to determine if she was sexually assaulted. Filomeno Costa, the officer in charge at Canacona police station, said a middle-aged man had been arrested in connection with the woman’s death.
The woman is understood to be from Buncrana in County Donegal, but entered India using her British passport, according to the BBC. Police said the man had confessed to sexually assaulting the woman and killing her “in order to hide his identity”.
Divyam Sugeet, a business owner in the area, said her body was found in a field on the road between the Agonda and Palolem beaches. “I was at the crime scene, it was really horrible,” he said. “The whole community is shaken up.” The body is undergoing a postmortem in the state capital, Panjim.
The woman is understood to be from Buncrana in County Donegal, but the Irish ministry of foreign affairs said she had entered India using her British passport.
“The local British consulate have the lead responsibility in terms of dealings with the Indian authorities,” Irish officials said. “The Irish embassy is liaising closely with the British authorities and an Irish consular official is travelling from New Delhi to Goa today.”
Divyam Sugeet, a business owner in the area, said the woman’s body was found in a field on the road between the Agonda and Palolem beaches. “I was at the crime scene, it was really horrible,” he said. “The whole community is shaken up.”
Residents planned to gather for a vigil where her body was found on Wednesday evening, he said.Residents planned to gather for a vigil where her body was found on Wednesday evening, he said.
Local media said the woman had arrived in the area from the north on Sunday and was seen on Monday evening at a party on Palolem beach. Her body was reportedly discovered about 3.5 miles (6km) away the next morning by a farmer, who informed police. Local media said the woman had arrived in the area from the north on Sunday and was seen on Monday evening at a party on Palolem beach. Her body was reportedly discovered about 3.5 miles (6 km) away the next morning by a farmer, who informed police.
The Irish embassy said: “Ireland’s embassy in New Delhi is in contact with Indian authorities in relation to reports of an incident involving an Irish citizen. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade stands ready to provide consular assistance.”
In September two men were acquitted of involvement in the 2008 death of Scarlett Keeling, 15, from Devon whose body was found on Anjuna beach in the north of the state.In September two men were acquitted of involvement in the 2008 death of Scarlett Keeling, 15, from Devon whose body was found on Anjuna beach in the north of the state.
More details coming soon … The teenager’s death was initially ruled an accidental drowning but pressure from her mother forced police to conduct a second autopsy, which revealed evidence of ecstasy, cocaine and LSD in her body. It also showed 50 cuts and bruises and evidence of sexual assault.