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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. | 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 targeted by the people who killed her 15-year-old daughter in Goa. | Fiona McKeown has said she fears she could be targeted by the people who killed her 15-year-old daughter in Goa. |
| She told the BBC she had sent her children back to the UK for their own safety and had gone into hiding. | She told the BBC she had sent her children back to the UK for their own safety and had gone into hiding. |
| A pathologist's report has been published concluding that Scarlett was forcibly drowned in shallow water. | A pathologist's report has been published concluding that Scarlett was forcibly drowned in shallow water. |
| Warning | Warning |
| 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| She told the BBC: "I moved my children out of the country about two weeks ago because I was worried about their safety. | She told the BBC: "I moved my children out of the country about two weeks ago because I was worried about their safety. |
| "We've been warned by lots of locals and press to watch out for our safety. We don't really have any police support or government support in this situation at the moment." | "We've been warned by lots of locals and press to watch out for our safety. We don't really have any police support or government support in this situation at the moment." |
| Ms MacKeown said she was planning to ask the police for protection. | Ms MacKeown said she was planning to ask the police for protection. |
| 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 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. | 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 |
| Her lawyer, Vikram Varma said the pathologist report was yet more evidence of an attempt to conceal the truth. | Her lawyer, Vikram 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." |
| She said she plans to return to the UK "soon" to bury her daughter, but will return to India to ensure justice is done in the case. | She said she plans to return to the UK "soon" to bury her daughter, but will return to India to ensure justice is done in the case. |
| 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. |
| Defending the decision to leave her with the friend, she said: "He was very, very caring. He would put her to bed early when she had work in the morning, and would make sure she ate healthy food. | |
| "His aunts were also very caring and it felt like a safe, family atmosphere." | "His aunts were also very caring and it felt like a safe, family atmosphere." |
| 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. |
| Scarlett's death has had a "huge impact" on the family, she said. | Scarlett's death has had a "huge impact" on the family, she said. |
| "It has made us more close, and made me more protective of the other children," she said. | "It has made us more close, and made me more protective of the other children," she said. |