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| The mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling has said she fears for her safety after speaking out over her daughter's death in an Indian resort. | |
| Fiona McKeown has said she fears she could be a targeted by the people who killed her 15-year-old daughter in Goa. | |
| She told AFP she had been "stirring up a hornet's nest" and the family, from Devon, have gone into hiding. | |
| A pathologist's report has been published concluding Scarlett was forcibly drowned in shallow water. | |
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| Ms MacKeown has criticised the police handling of the case, as they initially reported Scarlett had accidentally drowned, despite severe bruising on her body. | Ms MacKeown has criticised the police handling of the case, as they initially reported Scarlett had accidentally drowned, despite severe bruising on her body. |
| Following further investigations they said she was drugged and raped, before being left for dead. | Following further investigations they said she was drugged and raped, before being left for dead. |
| She fears her allegations against officials over Scarlett's death may put her in danger. | |
| She told the AFP news agency: "We've been warned by a lot of locals to be careful. | |
| "We've been stirring up a big hornets' nest here. The drug people are not going to be very happy with me. The shack owners are not going to be very happy with me." | |
| The pathologist's report, by the Goa Medical College, says Scarlett was held under water for five to 10 minutes, and labels the death a "textbook homicidal drowning". | |
| The partially-clothed body of Scarlett, from Bideford, was found in the resort of Anjuna in Goa on 18 February. | |
| Investigation concluding | Investigation concluding |
| Police in the southern Indian province say the report does not alter their own investigation, which is nearing its conclusion. | Police in the southern Indian province say the report does not alter their own investigation, which is nearing its conclusion. |
| Goa police chief Kishen Kumar said they had 10 witnesses in the case, in addition to having two local men in custody. | Goa police chief Kishen Kumar said they had 10 witnesses in the case, in addition to having two local men in custody. |
| Samson D'Souza, 28, has been charged with rape and Placido Carvalho is being questioned on suspicion of involvement in her rape and murder. | Samson D'Souza, 28, has been charged with rape and Placido Carvalho is being questioned on suspicion of involvement in her rape and murder. |
| The new report rules out the possibility that Scarlett died of a drugs overdose, and states that the bruising on her body are signs that she struggled with her attacker or attackers. | The new report rules out the possibility that Scarlett died of a drugs overdose, and states that the bruising on her body are signs that she struggled with her attacker or attackers. |
| Her mother said on Saturday that she was "shocked but not surprised" at the details. | Her mother said on Saturday that she was "shocked but not surprised" at the details. |
| I'm just horrified that the police are still covering up my daughter's death. Who are they covering for? It must be someone very important Fiona MacKeown | I'm just horrified that the police are still covering up my daughter's death. Who are they covering for? It must be someone very important Fiona MacKeown |
| On the advice of her lawyer, Vikram Varma, Ms MacKeown is now in an undisclosed location and is keeping a low profile amid fears that she has made enemies in the region over her pressure on the police. | On the advice of her lawyer, Vikram Varma, Ms MacKeown is now in an undisclosed location and is keeping a low profile amid fears that she has made enemies in the region over her pressure on the police. |
| Mr Varma said the pathologist report was yet more evidence of an attempt to conceal the truth. | Mr Varma said the pathologist report was yet more evidence of an attempt to conceal the truth. |
| "It is what we've been saying all along and what the police have been trying to cover up." | "It is what we've been saying all along and what the police have been trying to cover up." |
| Ms MacKeown said: "I looked at her body and the bruising on her head and face and shoulder is consistent with this. She struggled, she kicked, she tried to stay alive. | Ms MacKeown said: "I looked at her body and the bruising on her head and face and shoulder is consistent with this. She struggled, she kicked, she tried to stay alive. |
| "I'm just horrified that the police are still covering up my daughter's death. Who are they covering for? It must be someone very important." | "I'm just horrified that the police are still covering up my daughter's death. Who are they covering for? It must be someone very important." |
| Scarlett had been left at the resort with a friend while the rest of the family travelled further afield. | Scarlett had been left at the resort with a friend while the rest of the family travelled further afield. |
| Ms MacKeown has faced allegations, which she denies, that she neglected her daughter. | Ms MacKeown has faced allegations, which she denies, that she neglected her daughter. |
| She was on a six-month holiday with her boyfriend, Scarlett and six other younger children. | She was on a six-month holiday with her boyfriend, Scarlett and six other younger children. |