Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal in Ireland, was found brutally murdered in the Indian region of Goa in 2017 - her family have said justice has 'finally been achieved' after her killer was fou

The family of Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin says her "truth has finally been heard" as a man in India has been convicted of her rape and murder. Vikat Bhagat is due to be sentenced on Monday February 17.

Eight years after an Irish backpacker was raped and murdered while travelling in India, a man has been found guilty. 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana in County Donegal, was travelling with a female Australian friend when her body was found in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers.

Vikat Bhagat was convicted for the 2017 rape and murder of an Irish woman, luring her to a secluded area in Canacona. Evidence, including his injuries

Family of Buncrana woman (28) hope she and they can find peace after ordeal of legal process that dragged on for eight years

NEW DELHI (AP) — A court in India on Friday found a 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort in 2017. Vikat Bhagat was found guilty of the crime by Judge Kshama Joshi at the District and Sessions Court in western Goa state. Joshi said she will pronounce sentencing on Monday.

Tragic Danielle McLaughlin’s family have said her "truth has finally been heard" as a man has been found guilty of her rape and murder after a near eight-year battle for justice

The family of an Irish woman killed in India nearly eight years ago say justice has "finally been achieved after" a 31-year-old local man was found guilty of her rape and murder.

A Goa court on Friday found a 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering a British-Irish backpacker at Palolem beach in March 2017

A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish woman backpacking in India. Danielle McLaughlin, 28, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field in the western state of Goa in March 2017.

A man has been found guilty in India of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017, her family’s solicitor has said. Local man Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday.