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| Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin murdered in Goa | Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin murdered in Goa |
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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. |
| Danielle McLaughlin's body was discovered in an isolated spot close to tourist resorts in Canacona on Tuesday. | Danielle McLaughlin's body was discovered in an isolated spot close to tourist resorts in Canacona on Tuesday. |
| Ms McLaughlin, who was in her 20s and grew up in Buncrana, County Donegal, suffered injuries on her face and head. | Ms McLaughlin, who was in her 20s and grew up in Buncrana, County Donegal, suffered injuries on her face and head. |
| Police are treating her death as murder. A post-mortem has been ordered to establish if she was sexually assaulted. | Police are treating her death as murder. A post-mortem has been ordered 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, who had dual Irish and British citizenship and had lived in Liverpool, travelled to India using a British passport. | The woman, who had dual Irish and British citizenship and had lived in Liverpool, travelled to India using a British passport. |
| The Foreign Office said they are liaising closely with Indian police. | The Foreign Office said they are liaising closely with Indian police. |
| "We are supporting the family of a British-Irish woman following her death in Goa, India. Our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time," a spokesman said. | "We are supporting the family of a British-Irish woman following her death in Goa, India. Our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time," a spokesman said. |
| 'Happy-go-lucky person' | 'Happy-go-lucky person' |
| Fr Francis Bradley from St Mary's Church in Buncrana, who visited the McLaughlin family on Wednesday morning, described the death as an "immense loss". | |
| "Her family are understandably distraught at what has happened," Fr Bradley told BBC Radio Foyle. | "Her family are understandably distraught at what has happened," Fr Bradley told BBC Radio Foyle. |
| "They are a family who have suffered a lot of loss over the last number of years, her mother in particular. | "They are a family who have suffered a lot of loss over the last number of years, her mother in particular. |
| "The loss is immense and the circumstances of that death, the distance between where it happened and where the family are, adds to the difficulty that the family feel at this time." | "The loss is immense and the circumstances of that death, the distance between where it happened and where the family are, adds to the difficulty that the family feel at this time." |
| 'Utterly devastated' | 'Utterly devastated' |
| Fr Bradley described Danielle McLaughlin as a "happy-go-lucky" girl who loved to travel. | |
| "I met the young lady in question a few months ago at the time that her grandfather was gravely ill and she was very close to her grandfather, who subsequently died. | "I met the young lady in question a few months ago at the time that her grandfather was gravely ill and she was very close to her grandfather, who subsequently died. |
| "She seemed a happy go-lucky, friendly, quiet girl. | |
| "To find that there could be malice or something very sinister involved in the way in which someone died is particularly disturbing and has its own challenge that we as a community will have to face," he added. | "To find that there could be malice or something very sinister involved in the way in which someone died is particularly disturbing and has its own challenge that we as a community will have to face," he added. |
| Danielle McLaughlin went to Buncrana's Irish language school, Scoil Mhuire. | Danielle McLaughlin went to Buncrana's Irish language school, Scoil Mhuire. |
| Her school principal, Rosaleen Grant, said teachers and pupils alike were "just utterly shattered and devastated". | |
| "She was a very confident, sociable, outgoing girl of a very caring nature," said Ms Grant. | |
| "A number of the staff would have known her really well, so it's just the sense of loss and the fact she's so far from home makes it so tragic. | "A number of the staff would have known her really well, so it's just the sense of loss and the fact she's so far from home makes it so tragic. |
| "She loved taking part in school musicals, she did Irish dancing, she was involved in sports and athletics. She was just an all-rounder really." | |
| The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it was in close contact with the British consulate. | The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it was in close contact with the British consulate. |
| "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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