Man convicted of raping and murdering Irish woman in India is sentenced to life in prison

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. An autopsy showed that cerebral damage and constriction of the neck caused her death, the BBC reported.

Vikat Bhagat was found guilty of the crime on Friday. McLaughlin's family in a statement had said they and her friends were "thankful to the public prosecutor and the investigating officer for justice."