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UK Goa teenager 'was murdered' UK Goa teenager 'was murdered'
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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 "very pleased".
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' Ms MacKeown told BBC News: "It was our main objective to get the police or somebody to admit that she'd been murdered as I knew in my heart that she had been."
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 Scarlett's 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 MacKeownIn my heart I knew she was murdered Fiona MacKeown
The man, who it is thought may have witnessed Scarlett being assaulted, 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 assaulted, 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 said 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. She said: "It's made a very traumatic time a hundred times worse, basically. We've had to investigate it ourselves. We've had to hear lots of gruesome rumours.
"We've had to look at my daughter's body again, you know just because, because of all the lies just to confirm ...the marks that were really on her body.
"The autopsy, although it did have some stuff on it, didn't have everything on it."
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.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.