Her mother, Andrea Brannigan, and sister, Joleen McLaughlin, said in a statement issued by the family’s solicitor Desmond Doherty: “There was no other suspect or gang involved in Danielle’s death and Bhagat was solely responsible for cruelly ending her beautiful life.
The family said: “We now hope not only that Danielle can rest in peace, but that we as a family can have some peace and comfort knowing that the person who brutally raped and murdered our precious Danielle has been convicted.”.
Local man Vikat Bhagat, then 24, who knew McLaughlin, was found guilty on Friday of her rape and murder at the district and sessions court in south Goa, her family’s solicitor said.
The family of a young Irish woman raped and murdered in India eight years ago have said justice has finally been achieved after a man was convicted in Goa.
Family of Danielle McLaughlin say justice has finally been achieved after Vikat Bhagat convicted in India.
