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| UK teenager in Goa 'was murdered' | UK teenager in Goa '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. |
| Her mother Fiona MacKeown, who pressed for new tests after Indian police initially said her daughter drowned, said she was "pleased" at the news. | Her mother Fiona MacKeown, who pressed for new tests after Indian police initially said her daughter drowned, said she was "pleased" at the news. |
| At least three people have been detained in Goa for questioning. | At least three people have been detained in Goa for questioning. |
| 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 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." |
| 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 the death. | 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 the death. |
| We've had to hear lots of gruesome rumours Fiona MacKeown | We've had to hear lots of gruesome rumours Fiona MacKeown |
| Ms MacKeown, who took 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. | |
| The family's lawyer Vikram Verma said he was "appalled" at the actions of the police handling the investigation into Scarlett's death. | |
| "We want the case to be investigated as a crime and look into the conduct of the police officers who have tried to cover it up," he said. | |
| "But unfortunately, it's going to be the very police who will look into the police officers who have tried to cover up this death." | |
| Ms MacKeown is now making preparations to come back to the UK with her daughter's body before returning to India. | Ms MacKeown is now making preparations to come back to the UK with her daughter's body before returning to India. |
| "I'll get back out here and keep it alive as much as I can and keep the pressure on the police really," she said. | "I'll get back out here and keep it alive as much as I can and keep the pressure on the police really," she said. |
| Scarlett's family is also appealing for another Briton who could have vital evidence about her daughter's death to come forward. | |
| 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. |
| "I know he's out there. I just think that when he feels safe enough he'll come forward - we're just appealing to him to come forward and speak to our lawyer," said Ms MacKeown. | |
| Unusual marks | |
| After police initially said her daughter had accidentally drowned after drinking alcohol, Ms MacKeown 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 said police had put her through a harrowing ordeal and that she wanted the police officers investigated as accessories to the crime. | 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 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. | 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. | "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." | "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. |
| 'Really affectionate' | 'Really affectionate' |
| Paying tribute to Scarlett, Ms MacKeown said she was a "lovely girl" who was happy all the time. | Paying tribute to Scarlett, Ms MacKeown said she was a "lovely girl" who was happy all the time. |
| "She was very bouncy and used to sing at the top of her voice all the time," she said. | "She was very bouncy and used to sing at the top of her voice all the time," she said. |
| "She was a really affectionate, loving girl and a brilliant big sister." | "She was a really affectionate, loving girl and a brilliant big sister." |
| She added that Scarlett's siblings "missed her terribly" and have been writing letters they want to put in her coffin with her. | She added that Scarlett's siblings "missed her terribly" and have been writing letters they want to put in her coffin with her. |
| 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. |