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| A British teenager found dead on a beach in India was murdered, a second post-mortem examination has suggested. | A British teenager found dead on a beach in India was murdered, a second post-mortem examination has suggested. |
| The partially-clothed body of Scarlett Keeling, 15, from Bideford, Devon, was found in the resort of Anjuna in Goa on 18 February. | The partially-clothed body of Scarlett Keeling, 15, from Bideford, Devon, was found in the resort of Anjuna in Goa on 18 February. |
| Scarlett's mother, Fiona MacKeown, who had pressed for new tests after Indian police initially said her daughter drowned, said she was "relieved". | Scarlett's mother, Fiona MacKeown, who had pressed for new tests after Indian police initially said her daughter drowned, said she was "relieved". |
| Four people have been detained in Goa for questioning, a lawyer told the BBC. | Four people have been detained in Goa for questioning, a lawyer told the BBC. |
| 'Molesters and murderers' | 'Molesters and murderers' |
| Ms MacKeown told Sky News she wanted whoever killed her daughter "caught and prosecuted", given "a long prison term in jail and hard labour as child molesters and murderers". | Ms MacKeown told Sky News she wanted whoever killed her daughter "caught and prosecuted", given "a long prison term in jail and hard labour as child molesters and murderers". |
| The doctors who carried out the latest examination discovered some 50 bruises and abrasions on her body and unanimously recommended police open a murder inquiry into death. | The doctors who carried out the latest examination discovered some 50 bruises and abrasions on her body and unanimously recommended police open a murder inquiry into death. |
| Scarlett's family are now appealing for another Briton who could have vital evidence about her daughter's death to come forward. | Scarlett's family are now appealing for another Briton who could have vital evidence about her daughter's death to come forward. |
| In my heart I knew she was murdered Fiona MacKeown | In my heart I knew she was murdered Fiona MacKeown |
| The man, who it is thought may have witnessed Scarlett being raped, is said to have gone into hiding because he is afraid for his own safety. | The man, who it is thought may have witnessed Scarlett being raped, is said to have gone into hiding because he is afraid for his own safety. |
| Ms MacKeown, who brought Scarlett and five of her eight siblings to Goa for a six-month holiday in November, has accused the Indian police of trying to cover up the facts about how her daughter died. | Ms MacKeown, who brought Scarlett and five of her eight siblings to Goa for a six-month holiday in November, has accused the Indian police of trying to cover up the facts about how her daughter died. |
| After police initially said her daughter had accidentally drowned after drinking alcohol, she insisted on re-examining her body and took photos, documenting her injuries. | After police initially said her daughter had accidentally drowned after drinking alcohol, she insisted on re-examining her body and took photos, documenting her injuries. |
| The first post-mortem report had mentioned only five unusual marks on the teenager's body. | The first post-mortem report had mentioned only five unusual marks on the teenager's body. |
| Ms MacKeown told reporters: "In my heart I knew that she was murdered." | Ms MacKeown told reporters: "In my heart I knew that she was murdered." |
| She told BBC News police had put her through a harrowing ordeal and that she wanted the police officers investigated as accessories to the crime. | She told BBC News police had put her through a harrowing ordeal and that she wanted the police officers investigated as accessories to the crime. |
| Scarlett's body was found on the beach on 18 February, while the rest of her family was travelling in the neighbouring state of Karnataka. | |
| She is last reported to have been seen alive leaving a beach bar a couple of hours before her body was found nearby. | She is last reported to have been seen alive leaving a beach bar a couple of hours before her body was found nearby. |
| The British High Commission has confirmed four of 10 British deaths in Goa this year were from unnatural causes. | The British High Commission has confirmed four of 10 British deaths in Goa this year were from unnatural causes. |