Indian court sentences man to life in prison for raping and murdering backpacker

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

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An Indian court finds a 31-year-old man guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish backpacker

A court in India has found a 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering an Irish woman at a popular tourist resort in 2017
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Man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife during their Fiji honeymoon

A man from Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife during their honeymoon in Fiji in 2022
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Man convicted of raping, murdering Irish woman in India gets life in prison

The body of 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin was found by a farmer on a beach popular with tourists in 2017.
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Man jailed for life for murdering Irish backpacker

Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was raped and murdered while she was touring around India.
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Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife during their Fiji honeymoon

A man from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife during their honeymoon in Fiji in 2022, a court official said Friday.
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Goa man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker eight years ago

Family of Danielle McLaughlin say justice has finally been achieved after Vikat Bhagat convicted in India. The family of a young Irish woman raped and murdered in India eight years ago have said ...
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Man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish woman in India

The body of 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin was found by a farmer on a beach popular with tourists in March 2017
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Leonard Peltier, Native American activist, is released from prison after Biden commuted his life sentence

Peltier, who has always maintained his innocence in the killing of two FBI agents 50 years ago, was released Tuesday from a federal prison in Florida.
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U.S. man who killed wife on Fiji honeymoon gets life in prison

Bradley Dawson, 40, will have to serve at least 18 years in prison in Fiji before he can be considered for a pardon, a judge said.
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