Danielle McLaughlin was just 27 when she was killed by Vikat Bhagat, who has been sentenced to life in prison for her brutal murder.

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

A court in India’s western Goa state has 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.

Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin's rapist and murderer Vikat Bhagat has been handed two life sentences in India. 28-year-old McLaughlin was raped and murdered in India in March 2017.

In a significant verdict, a Goa court on Monday sentenced Vikat Bhagat to two rigorous life terms for the 2017 rape and murder of a 28-year-old Irish national in Canacona. The judgment marks the conclusion of an eight-year-long legal battle.

An Indian man has been found guilty of the brutal rape and murder of 28-year-old Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin, whose naked and battered body was discovered hidden in Canacona, Goa, in 2017. McLaughlin had been reported missing the previous day after being last seen walking with the man later charged with her murder.

A man who was 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 Goa court on Monday sentenced Vikat Bhagat to life imprisonment for the 2017 rape and murder of a 28-year-old Irish tourist at Palolem beach

Margao: A Goa court on Monday gave two life sentences to Vikat Bhagat, who was convicted last week for the 2017 rape and murder of a 28-year-old Irish.

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.