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Scarlett mother faces Goa warning | Scarlett mother faces Goa warning |
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The mother of a British teenager raped and murdered in India has been given a final warning to appear in court there to answer allegations of neglect. | |
Goa state's Directorate of Women and Child Development has given Fiona MacKeown until 15 October to turn up. | |
But her lawyer, Vikram Varma, said the allegations had "no substance" and his client would remain in the UK. Ms MacKeown is from Bideford, Devon. | But her lawyer, Vikram Varma, said the allegations had "no substance" and his client would remain in the UK. Ms MacKeown is from Bideford, Devon. |
Her daughter, Scarlett Keeling, 15, was found dead on a Goa beach in February. | Her daughter, Scarlett Keeling, 15, was found dead on a Goa beach in February. |
The teenager was on holiday with her family, who were travelling elsewhere in the region at the time of her death. | The teenager was on holiday with her family, who were travelling elsewhere in the region at the time of her death. |
Ms MacKeown was travelling with her six other children, and left Miss Keeling in the care of a 25-year-old tour guide that the girl had befriended in the resort of Anjuna. | Ms MacKeown was travelling with her six other children, and left Miss Keeling in the care of a 25-year-old tour guide that the girl had befriended in the resort of Anjuna. |
The family was on a six-month holiday to IndiaMr Varma said allegations of neglect by Ms MacKeown had been investigated and dismissed by police already. He called them "ridiculous charges which have no substance". | The family was on a six-month holiday to IndiaMr Varma said allegations of neglect by Ms MacKeown had been investigated and dismissed by police already. He called them "ridiculous charges which have no substance". |
Initially police said that Miss Keeling's death was an accidental drowning but, after a sustained campaign by Ms MacKeown, further tests found that she had been raped and killed. | Initially police said that Miss Keeling's death was an accidental drowning but, after a sustained campaign by Ms MacKeown, further tests found that she had been raped and killed. |
The case was transferred from local police to the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation. | The case was transferred from local police to the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation. |
Two local men case - Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho - have been arrested over the case. Both have been granted bail. | Two local men case - Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho - have been arrested over the case. Both have been granted bail. |
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