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An Irish woman in her twenties has been found dead by police near a beach in the popular Indian resort state of Goa. An Irish woman has been found dead by police near a beach in the Indian resort state of Goa.
The woman, 28, was reportedly found naked near Deobagh beach in the Canacona area in the south of the state, according to local media reports. The woman, 28, was reportedly found naked near Deobagh beach in Canacona in the south of the state, according to local media reports.
Police have arrested one person in connection with her death, and are reportedly investigating whether the woman was sexually assaulted. Filomeno Costa, the officer in charge at Canacona police station, said a middle-aged man had been arrested in connection with the woman’s death. Her body is undergoing a postmortem in the state capital, Panjim, to determine if she was sexually assaulted.
Her body is under going a post-mortem examination. Divyam Sugeet, a business owner in the area, said the woman’s body was found in a field on the road between the Agonda and Palolem beaches. “I was at the crime scene, it was really horrible,” he said. “The whole community is shaken up.”
Divyam Sugeet, a business owner in the area, said the woman’s body was found in a field on the road between the Agonda and Palolem beaches. Residents planned to gather for a vigil where her body was found on Wednesday evening, he said.
“I was at the crime scene, it was really horrible,” he said. “The whole community is shaken up.” Local media said the woman had arrived in the area from the north on Sunday and was seen on Monday evening at a party on Palolem beach. Her body was reportedly discovered about 3.5 miles (6km) away the next morning by a farmer, who informed police.
Residents planned to gather where her body was found on Wednesday evening for a vigil, he said. The Irish embassy said: “Ireland’s embassy in New Delhi is in contact with Indian authorities in relation to reports of an incident involving an Irish citizen. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade stands ready to provide consular assistance.”
Local media said the woman had arrived in the area from the north on Sunday and had been seen on Monday evening at a party on Palolem beach. In September two men were acquitted of involvement in the 2008 death of Scarlett Keeling, 15, from Devon whose body was found on Anjuna beach in the north of the state.
Her body was reportedly discovered around 6km away the next morning by a farmer, who informed police. More details coming soon …
The Irish embassy said in a statement: “Ireland’s Embassy in New Delhi is in contact with Indian authorities in relation to reports of an incident involving an Irish citizen.
“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade stands ready to provide consular assistance.”
In September two men were acquitted of involvement in the 2008 death of Scarlett Keeling, a 15-year-old from Devon whose body was found dead on Anjuna beach in the state’s north.
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