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| Second man quizzed over Goa death | Second man quizzed over Goa death |
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| Police in India are questioning a second man over the rape and murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling. | Police in India are questioning a second man over the rape and murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling. |
| Miss Keeling, 15, from Bideford, Devon, was found dead on a beach in Anjuna, Goa, last month. | Miss Keeling, 15, from Bideford, Devon, was found dead on a beach in Anjuna, Goa, last month. |
| Police initially said that she had drowned, but a man, Samson D'Souza, 28, has since been charged with rape. | Police initially said that she had drowned, but a man, Samson D'Souza, 28, has since been charged with rape. |
| On Wednesday, police took a second man, Placido Carvalho, into custody. The lawyer for Miss Keeling's mother said he expected a third detention soon. | |
| Mr Carvalho gave himself up voluntarily to police in Goa who had surrounded his lawyer's office in the town of Mapusa on Wednesday evening. | Mr Carvalho gave himself up voluntarily to police in Goa who had surrounded his lawyer's office in the town of Mapusa on Wednesday evening. |
| The administration tried its best to hush up the death as a simple case of drowning Fiona MacKeown, Scarlett's mother | The administration tried its best to hush up the death as a simple case of drowning Fiona MacKeown, Scarlett's mother |
| He was in the same bar as Miss Keeling on the night she died. | He was in the same bar as Miss Keeling on the night she died. |
| His lawyer said that Mr Carvalho had been co-operating with the police for several days and he had been taken in for interrogation but he had not been formally arrested. | His lawyer said that Mr Carvalho had been co-operating with the police for several days and he had been taken in for interrogation but he had not been formally arrested. |
| Samson D'Souza appeared in court in Mapusa, Goa, on Monday and was remanded into custody for 14 days. | Samson D'Souza appeared in court in Mapusa, Goa, on Monday and was remanded into custody for 14 days. |
| Vikram Varma, lawyer for Miss Keeling's mother Fiona MacKeown, said he expected a third arrest to follow shortly. | Vikram Varma, lawyer for Miss Keeling's mother Fiona MacKeown, said he expected a third arrest to follow shortly. |
| Battered body | Battered body |
| Miss Keeling's naked and battered body was found on a beach in Anjuna three weeks ago. | Miss Keeling's naked and battered body was found on a beach in Anjuna three weeks ago. |
| Ms MacKeown, 43, has alleged a police cover-up and is waiting for a response from India's prime minister to her claims. | Ms MacKeown, 43, has alleged a police cover-up and is waiting for a response from India's prime minister to her claims. |
| In a letter to Manmohan Singh, Ms MacKeown, said: "I have no faith in the leadership of the Goa police. | In a letter to Manmohan Singh, Ms MacKeown, said: "I have no faith in the leadership of the Goa police. |
| "The administration tried its best to hush up the death as a simple case of drowning." | "The administration tried its best to hush up the death as a simple case of drowning." |
| Speaking in Anjuna, police inspector Kishan Kumar said once the police investigation had come to a conclusion about the rape and murder of Scarlett "we will look into other aspects". | Speaking in Anjuna, police inspector Kishan Kumar said once the police investigation had come to a conclusion about the rape and murder of Scarlett "we will look into other aspects". |
| All aspects having a bearing on this case will be looked at Inspector Kishan Kumar | All aspects having a bearing on this case will be looked at Inspector Kishan Kumar |
| That could include the possible neglect of the teenager, said Mr Kumar. | That could include the possible neglect of the teenager, said Mr Kumar. |
| Ms MacKeown had left her daughter at the resort with a friend while the rest of the family travelled further afield. | Ms MacKeown had left her daughter at the resort with a friend while the rest of the family travelled further afield. |
| "All aspects having a bearing on this case will be looked at," he said, adding: "There are a lot of things I cannot reveal at this time." | "All aspects having a bearing on this case will be looked at," he said, adding: "There are a lot of things I cannot reveal at this time." |
| Ms MacKeown, who has denied neglecting her daughter, said: "I am sure I will be expected to make a statement. | Ms MacKeown, who has denied neglecting her daughter, said: "I am sure I will be expected to make a statement. |
| "I think I was probably naive and too trusting of the people around her that claimed to be her friends, but that was probably the worst thing I have done. | "I think I was probably naive and too trusting of the people around her that claimed to be her friends, but that was probably the worst thing I have done. |
| "I do not think I was negligent in any other way. As far as I was concerned she was in very good hands and these people cared for her." | "I do not think I was negligent in any other way. As far as I was concerned she was in very good hands and these people cared for her." |
| Ms MacKeown was on a six-month holiday with her boyfriend, Scarlett and six other younger children. | Ms MacKeown was on a six-month holiday with her boyfriend, Scarlett and six other younger children. |