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| Police are treating the death of an Irish woman found near a beach in the southern Indian state of Goa as murder. | Police are treating the death of an Irish woman found near a beach in the southern Indian state of Goa as murder. |
| The body of the woman, who was in her 20s, was discovered in an isolated spot close to tourist resorts in Canacona on Tuesday. | |
| The victim had injuries on her face and head and a post-mortem is being carried out to establish if she was sexually assaulted. | The victim had injuries on her face and head and a post-mortem is being carried out to establish if she was sexually assaulted. |
| One person has been arrested and 15 questioned over the death, police said. | One person has been arrested and 15 questioned over the death, police said. |
| The woman had dual Irish and British citizenship, and travelled to India using a British passport. | The woman had dual Irish and British citizenship, and travelled to India using a British passport. |
| The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it was following up on the suspected murder of an Irish woman in Goa, but as she was using a British passport, the local British consulate were leading in dealings with the Indian authorities. | The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it was following up on the suspected murder of an Irish woman in Goa, but as she was using a British passport, the local British consulate were leading in dealings with the Indian authorities. |
| "The Irish Embassy is liaising closely with the British authorities and an Irish consular official is travelling from New Delhi to Goa today," said a spokesperson. | "The Irish Embassy is liaising closely with the British authorities and an Irish consular official is travelling from New Delhi to Goa today," said a spokesperson. |
| Last year an Indian court cleared two men of raping and killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling. | Last year an Indian court cleared two men of raping and killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling. |
| The 15-year-old was found dead on Goa's popular Anjuna beach in 2008, having drowned after allegedly being plied with drugs. | The 15-year-old was found dead on Goa's popular Anjuna beach in 2008, having drowned after allegedly being plied with drugs. |
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