13 Jun 2023| 06:38am ISTNearing 200th hearing, trial in Danielle McLaughlin case is weak and prolongedPRATIK PARABPANJIM: “It's hard as her mum dealing with it,” said Andrea Brannigan, a sad but determined mother of Danielle McLaughlin, as the dastardly rape and murder case reaches its 200th hearing in five years of time. The accused, Vikat Bhagat, has been charged with the rape and murder of Danielle and the trial opened in 2018 but have been beset by delays. The 23-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, murder, violent robbery and destruction of evidence. While speaking to an Irish news portal, Brannigan said, “The accused is saying he was beaten up by the prison guards. The night before she was found dead, Danielle had attended a Holi party near Canacona beach in the south of Goa.

Source: The Herald June 13, 2023 08:12 UTC