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After a protracted legal process 31 year old local man Vikat Bhagat, was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa.
A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish backpacker in India.
Danielle McLaughlin from Buncrana in Co. Donegal had travelled to India in February of 2017.
Just two weeks later her body was found in a field in Goa close to where she'd been staying in a beach hut.
The 28-year-old been raped before being killed.
After a protracted legal process 31 year old local man Vikat Bhagat, was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa.
In a statement Danielle's family say justice has "finally been achieved."
Tanaiste Simon Harris has paid tribute to Danielle's family and says he hopes the verdict represents some closure for them