Court documents also show that Danielle desperately fought for her life "showing resistance" on the night she was raped and murdered in India

Buncrana woman Danielle McLaughlin, 28, was found dead in a field in Goa in March in 2017 where she had been staying as part of a backpacking trip to the country

A 31-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin in Canacona, India, in 2017.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison in India for the rape and murder of backpacker Danielle McLaughlin, her family’s solicitor confirmed. Local man Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday (February 14).

A man has been sentenced to life in prison in India for the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017, her family’s solicitor confirmed. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The man who murdered Danielle McLaughlin has been jailed for life. The 28-year-old grew up in Buncrana in County Donegal and in February 2017 decided to go travelling in India. Two weeks later, her body was found in a field in Goa. 31-year-old local man Vikhat Bhagat was convicted of her rape and and murder on Friday.

An Indian man has been sentenced to life in prison following the horrific rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin.

A man found guilty of raping and murdering a 28-year-old Irishwoman who was backpacking in India has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was found dead in a field in the western state of Goa in March 2017.

A court in India's western Goa state on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old man to life in prison for raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort nearly eight years ago. The body of 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin was found by a farmer on a beach popular with tourists in Goa in March 2017.

A 31-year-old man has been jailed for life over the rape and murder of a 28-year-old Irish tourist in Goa, India. Danielle McLaughlin’s body was found with severe injuries in a forested area near Palolem beach in Canacona village in March 2017.