Acht Jahre lang haben die Angehörigen einer in Indien ermordeten irischen Touristin auf das Urteil gewartet. Jetzt wurde das Strafmaß für den Angeklagten verkündet. Die Familie des Opfers sei erleichtert, erklärte der Staatsanwalt.
An Indian court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to life imprisonment for the 2017 murder of an Irish tourist in Goa. The trial, which concluded eight years after the crime, found the defendant guilty of the victim's rape and murder. Her body was discovered in a field near Goa, a popular tourist destination. The case highlights the lengthy legal process in India. Additionally, Goa has special courts aimed at expediting trials, though their number has been reduced from 2600 to 790 by 2026. In a related case, a police officer was sentenced to life for murdering a doctor in Kolkata.