Danielle McLaughlin, 28, was attacked in an isolated area after she had asked Vikat Bhagat, a man she had known since last year, to take her to a nightclubA tourist whose naked and battered body was found dumped in a field near an Indian beach was raped and murdered by a friend, according to police in Goa. Danielle McLaughlin, 28, was attacked by Vikat Bhagat, 24, who confessed to the crime while being interrogated yesterday afternoon, Inspector Uttam Desai said. Police said Vikat Bhagat had confessed to the crimeThe man has been charged with murder. “He claimed he was totally drunk and does not remember much after the murder,” the inspector added. Ms McLaughlin, who had dual British and Irish citizenship, was from Buncrana, Co Donegal.

Source: The Times March 16, 2017 00:02 UTC