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Scarlett Keeling: Man convicted of killing UK teenager on Goa beach | Scarlett Keeling: Man convicted of killing UK teenager on Goa beach |
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An Indian court has convicted one of the two men charged over the rape and killing of British teenager Scarlett Keeling in Goa in 2008. | |
The high court in Goa found Samson D'Souza guilty of "culpable homicide not amounting to murder". It upheld the acquittal of Placido Carvalho. | The high court in Goa found Samson D'Souza guilty of "culpable homicide not amounting to murder". It upheld the acquittal of Placido Carvalho. |
A lower court had acquitted both men in 2016 after a prolonged trial, but the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) appealed against the verdict. | A lower court had acquitted both men in 2016 after a prolonged trial, but the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) appealed against the verdict. |
D'Souza will be sentenced on Friday. | D'Souza will be sentenced on Friday. |
He was found guilty of assault, destruction of evidence and providing narcotics to Scarlett, among other charges, the Keelings' lawyer, Vikram Verma, told the BBC. | He was found guilty of assault, destruction of evidence and providing narcotics to Scarlett, among other charges, the Keelings' lawyer, Vikram Verma, told the BBC. |
Scarlett's bruised and partially clothed body was found on a beach in Goa in February 2008. The 15-year-old from Bideford in Devon was on a six-month "trip of a lifetime" to India with her family when she died. | Scarlett's bruised and partially clothed body was found on a beach in Goa in February 2008. The 15-year-old from Bideford in Devon was on a six-month "trip of a lifetime" to India with her family when she died. |
Police in Goa initially concluded her death was accidental but, after a campaign by her family, a second post-mortem examination in March 2008 revealed she had been drugged and raped before drowning in seawater. | Police in Goa initially concluded her death was accidental but, after a campaign by her family, a second post-mortem examination in March 2008 revealed she had been drugged and raped before drowning in seawater. |
Delays in court saw a trial start in March 2010, but a verdict was not reached until 2016. | Delays in court saw a trial start in March 2010, but a verdict was not reached until 2016. |
Mr Carvalho and D'Souza denied all charges. They were acquitted by judge Vandana Tendulkar at Goa Children's Court in September 2016. | Mr Carvalho and D'Souza denied all charges. They were acquitted by judge Vandana Tendulkar at Goa Children's Court in September 2016. |
What happened? | What happened? |
Scarlett's body was found on Anjuna beach just after dawn on 18 February 2008. | Scarlett's body was found on Anjuna beach just after dawn on 18 February 2008. |
The family had spent two months at the Goan resort before travelling down the coast to neighbouring Karnataka - but Scarlett was allowed to return to attend a Valentine's Day beach party. | The family had spent two months at the Goan resort before travelling down the coast to neighbouring Karnataka - but Scarlett was allowed to return to attend a Valentine's Day beach party. |
She was left in the care of 25-year-old tour guide Julio Lobo, Scarlett's mother Fiona MacKeown told media outlets. | She was left in the care of 25-year-old tour guide Julio Lobo, Scarlett's mother Fiona MacKeown told media outlets. |
"That's the last memory I have of her, squealing and being excited because I said yes," Ms MacKeown said. | "That's the last memory I have of her, squealing and being excited because I said yes," Ms MacKeown said. |
"I have to live with that every day that I let her go." | "I have to live with that every day that I let her go." |
Two days after Scarlett's body was discovered, her mother found her sandals, pants and shorts close to the beach. | Two days after Scarlett's body was discovered, her mother found her sandals, pants and shorts close to the beach. |
"There was no investigation," she said at the time. | "There was no investigation," she said at the time. |
Traces of cocaine, ecstasy and LSD were found in her system and she suffered 50 separate injuries in the attack, the trial court heard. | Traces of cocaine, ecstasy and LSD were found in her system and she suffered 50 separate injuries in the attack, the trial court heard. |
The case was taken up by India's Central Bureau of Investigation and D'Souza and Carvalho were arrested in March 2008. | The case was taken up by India's Central Bureau of Investigation and D'Souza and Carvalho were arrested in March 2008. |
The prosecution alleged the men were working at a beach-side shack near where Scarlett's body was found, had plied her with drugs and then attacked her. | The prosecution alleged the men were working at a beach-side shack near where Scarlett's body was found, had plied her with drugs and then attacked her. |
What caused the trial delay? | What caused the trial delay? |
It took two years for the trial to begin, in March 2010. With 72 witnesses to be called, the court case was expected to last a year - but prosecutor SR Rivonkar resigned the following February, causing further delays. | It took two years for the trial to begin, in March 2010. With 72 witnesses to be called, the court case was expected to last a year - but prosecutor SR Rivonkar resigned the following February, causing further delays. |
By December 2013, 30 witnesses had given evidence, with dozens more to go. | By December 2013, 30 witnesses had given evidence, with dozens more to go. |
Along with the delays in court, Ms MacKeown had to wait four and a half years to bury her daughter. | Along with the delays in court, Ms MacKeown had to wait four and a half years to bury her daughter. |
She was finally laid to rest in June 2012, in a garden at the family's home in Devon. | She was finally laid to rest in June 2012, in a garden at the family's home in Devon. |
The 2016 acquittal of the two men prompted angry statements from Ms MacKeown. | The 2016 acquittal of the two men prompted angry statements from Ms MacKeown. |
The verdict also drew widespread criticism in Goa, leading to the CBI filing a petition for a retrial. | The verdict also drew widespread criticism in Goa, leading to the CBI filing a petition for a retrial. |