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| Goa rape suspect due before court |
| A man suspected of raping a British teenager found dead on a beach in Goa, India, is due to appear before a court.
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| INDIA
, 10-March-2008
2:16:45 AM |
| The body of Scarlett Keeling, 15, of Bideford, Devon, was found last month.
Police initially said she had drowned after drinking too much but began a murder inquiry on the recommendation of doctors who examined her body.
Samson D'Souza, a local 25-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of her rape on Sunday and must - under Indian law - appear in court within 24 hours.
He has not been charged with any offence but is due before a court in Mapusa on Monday.
Further questions
He was detained by police after witnesses said they saw him with Scarlett shortly before her body was found at the Anjuna resort on 18 February.
Police said they now want the court to remand Mr D'Souza so they can question him about Scarlett's death.
Fiona MacKeown, Scarlett's mother, was on a six-month holiday with her boyfriend, and six other children when her daughter died.
The rest of the party were travelling to a neighbouring state while Scarlett stayed with a tour guide in Anjuna.
Speaking about the initial police finding that her daughter had drowned, Mrs MacKeown said: "I am convinced that they (the Indian police) were covering it up."
She has called for the police handling of the case to be "investigated as a crime".
A second post-mortem examination discovered there was not enough water in the dead girl's lungs for her to have drowned.
The doctors who carried out the latest examination discovered some 50 bruises and abrasions on Scarlett's body and unanimously recommended police open a murder inquiry into the death.
Mrs MacKeown, who described Scarlett as "a really affectionate, loving girl", is preparing to fly her daughter's body back to the UK before returning to India to help with the investigation.
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