SCARLETT KEELING - Aged 15 years - Devon (UK) (murdered in Goa, India)

Times of India

30 July 2010

Scarlett's mother deposes in Goa court; says police suppressed facts

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Scarletts-mother-deposes-in-Goa-court-says-police-suppressed-facts/articleshow/6238102.cms

Sify

30 July 2010

Scarlett's boyfriend's aunts thought evil possessed him: Fiona‎

http://sify.com/news/scarlett-s-boyfriend-s-aunts-thought-evil-possessed-him-fiona-news-national-kh4v4cfidhc.html

Telegraph

30 July 2010

Scarlett Keeling's mother speaks in court of daughter's murder‎

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/7919213/Scarlett-Keelings-mother-speaks-in-court-of-daughters-murder.html

Daily Star

30 July 2010

MURDERED SCARLETT KEELING'S MUM IN COURT DRAMA‎

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/146999/Murdered-Scarlett-Keeling-s-mum-in-court-drama/

The Sun

31 July 2010

Scarlett's mother faces Goa 'killers'‎

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3075929/Scarletts-mother-faces-Goa-killers.html

Daily Mail

2 August 2010

Murdered Scarlett Keeling's body had 50 injuries‎

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1299466/Murdered-Scarlett-Keelings-body-50-injuries.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

BBC News

2 August 2010

Scarlett accused 'gave her drugs'‎

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-10844233

The Sun

2 August 2010

'Minister's drug mafia killed teen'‎

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3078775/jhgfhfgz.html

Sky News

2 August 2010

Scarlett's Mum Accuses Minister Of Drugs Link‎

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Scarlett-Keeling-Mum-Fiona-MacKeown-Accuses-Home-Minister-Ravi-Naik-Of-Involvement-In-Drugs-Gang/Article/201008115675344?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15675344_Scarlett_Keeling%3A_Mum_Fiona_MacKeown_Accuses_Home_Minister_Ravi_Naik_Of_Involvement_In_Drugs_Gang

Metro

2 August 2010

Scarlett Keeling 'given heroin and cocaine by killers'‎

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/836914-scarlett-keeling-given-heroin-and-cocaine-by-killers

The Sun

3 August 2010

Scarlett's mother: I fear I will be killed‎

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3078847/Scarletts-mother-I-fear-I-will-be-killed.html

Daily News & Analysis

3 August 2010

Scarlett Keeling case: Goa House adjourned twice over Fiona's allegations

The Goa legislative assembly was adjourned twice today in the wake of allegations made against state home minister Ravi Naik and his son Roy, by Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling.

Leader of the opposition Manohar Parrikar today moved an adjournment motion over Fiona's statement before Goa Children's Court (GCC) that Roy along with four others used to give drugs to her daughter Scarlett.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_scarlett-keeling-case-goa-house-adjourned-twice-over-fiona-s-allegations_1418303

AFP

3 August 2010

Goa assembly erupts over drug claims against minister‎

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gwQ3MfV66ZtMWm6iIl7F6ZKeT7lA

Daily Mail

2 August 2010

Mother of Scarlett Keeling breaks down in court as she is forced to identify clothing daughter wore on the day she was killed

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1299703/Scarlett-Keelings-mother-breaks-identifies-daughters-clothing.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Daily News & Analysis

5 August 2010

Scarlett Keeling case: Fiona to collect evidence on her own

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_scarlett-keeling-case-fiona-to-collect-evidence-on-her-own_1419372

Hindustan Times

27 August 2010

Scarlett's diary crucial pages missing: Defence lawyer‎

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Scarlett-s-diary-crucial-pages-missing-Defence-lawyer/Article1-592644.aspx

Daily News & Analysis

3 September 2010

CBI counsel remains absent as Scarlett Keeling death case trial begins‎

Even as the Goa court is grappling with the issue of missing pages of Scarlett's diary, public prosecutor representing the CBI in the death trial did not appear in the court today when case came for the hearing.

The CBI was supposed to file a reply in connection with the contentions by the two accused that a few pages from Scarlett's diary were missing.

CBI counsel SR Rivonkar was not present in the court this afternoon forcing the court to adjourn the hearing for next date on September 17, 2010.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_cbi-counsel-remains-absent-as-scarlett-keeling-death-case-trial-begins_1433138

sify news

22nd September 2010

Goa home minister's sons get personal security

Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) The Goa government Wednesday provided personal security officers (PSOs) to both sons of Home Minister Ravi Naik after the police 'uncovered' a plot to kill one of them.

Superintendent of Police (Security) Tony Fernandes said the decision to provide PSOs to Naik's sons -- Roy and Ritesh -- was taken on the recommendation of senior officials after recently-arrested criminal Michael Fernandes confessed to accepting a 'supari' (contract) to kill Roy.

(...)

Roy (35), has been surrounded by controversies of late, after slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling's mother Fiona MacKeown accused him of administering drugs to her daughter. Scarlett was found lying dead at Anjuna beach in north Goa in February 2008.

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http://sify.com/news/goa-home-minister-s-sons-get-personal-security-news-national-kjwskfidhjf.html

The Times Of India

Oct 10, 2010

UK court orders Fiona to repay fraud money within 6 months

LONDON: Fiona MacKeown, mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling whose body was found on Anjuna beach in February 2008, has been ordered to pay nearly 15,000 pounds as part of a case of benefits fraud filed against her by the British government.

MacKeown, 44, falsely claimed income support from the British government between February 2005 and March 2008.

Although given a jail sentence of two years, the same was suspended and MacKeown was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid community work, reports from Devon said.

The Exeter Crown Court ordered MacKeown to repay 14,650 pounds to the Department for Work and Pensions, after an investigation showed this was the value of assets she had available.

Prosecutor John Dyer said an investigation into her assets showed that they could be used to help repay the fraud.

MacKeown must repay the amount within six months.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/UK-court-orders-Fiona-to-repay-fraud-money-within-6-months/articleshow/6721097.cms#ixzz13wki57WY

MSN News

16/10/2010

Goa court adjourns hearing in Scarlett case till October 17

Panaji, Oct 15 (PTI) A Goa court today adjourned hearing in the Scarlett Eden Keeling murder case till October 17, after the defence lawyer sought time to study the court order rejecting his claim that some pages from the British teenager''s diary were missing.

Lawyer Jos Peter D''souza, representing accused Placido Carvalho, told Goa Children''s Court President P V Sawaikar that he wants to study the order, which rejected his claim that pages from the diary were missing.

Scarlett''s diary has been added as an important evidence in the sensational case.

The British teenager''s bruised corpse was found at the shore of Anjuna beach on February 18, 2008.

Two locals were arrested and chargesheeted for sexually assaulting the minor and leaving her to die at the shore after administering drugs to her.

D''souza said he wants to challenge the court order rejecting his application only after studying the grounds on which it was dismissed.

When the trial resumes on October 17, Murli Sagar, a witness, will be cross-examined by a defence lawyer.

Mumbai-born Sagar was working in the shack adjacent to the place where Scarlett''s body was found. He is amongst the few who allegedly interacted with Scarlett little before her death.

The case was initially investigated by Goa police but was handed over to the CBI after the state police was criticised for carrying out a shoddy probe.

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4464542

IBN Live

27 January 2011

CBI ignored evidences in Scarlett death case: Victim''s mother

The mother of British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling, found dead on a beach near here three years ago, has said she has been told by the Coroner's office in UK that CBI did not consider several evidences found during an autopsy in her home country.Fiona Mackeown has claimed Coroner's office has told her in a communication that there are many evidences that were not taken on record by CBI, which probed the case.These evidences were discovered by the Coroner's office while conducting an autopsy in the UK, she said.Scarlett's bruised and semi-nude body was found on Anjuna beach on February 18, 2008. Two locals have been charged with drugging, sexually abusing and leaving the teenager to die on the shore.CBI, which took over the case from Goa Police, has filed a chargesheet in the Goa Children's Court. Almost three years after her death, Scarlett's body is yet to be buried.Fiona's lawyer Vikram Varma has said the Coroner's statement attains significance. "The coroner must have reasons to believe that the evidences collected after conducting numerous tests would be asked by the court." Fiona expressed reservations about the way CBI probed the case. "I understand CBI is the most respected investigating agency in India. However, their failure in the Arushi murder case has dampened my faith in the agency." Two post-mortems were conducted on Scarlett's body in Goa Medical College and Hospital here. Her body was taken to UK in March 2008 where a third autopsy was conducted.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/cbi-ignored-evidences-in-scarlett-death-case-victims-mother/551042.html

NDTV

4 February 2011

Public Prosecutor withdraws from Scarlett Keeling case‎

Panaji: The murder trial of British teenager Scarlett Keeling received a setback as Public Prosecutor S S Rivonkar has quit, claiming the trial is taking too long thereby affecting his other cases.

"Criminal proceedings are essentially linear in nature and a change of counsel at this stage would definitely be a setback for the prosecution. My hopes of success in this particular case are certainly dampened," said Vikram Verma, lawyer of Scarlett's mother Fiona MacKeown.

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett was sexually abused and murdered on a Goa beach in February 2008.

Two locals, Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho, had been arrested but were released on bail as the CBI could not file the chargesheet on time.

The case was already weakened by shoddy police investigation. Moreover, the CBI takeover has not improved evidence in the last two years.

Now as the public prosecutor resigns, and a new lawyer unfamiliar to matter takes over, hope for justice fades.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/public-prosecutor-withdraws-from-scarlett-keeling-case-83525

BBC

18 February 2011

Prosector in Scarlett Keeling death case quits

The prosecutor in the case of two men accused of raping and killing British teenager Scarlett Keeling has resigned.

The body of the 15-year-old, from Bideford, Devon, was found three years ago on Anjuna beach in Goa, India.

Samson D'Souza, 30, and Placido Carvalho, 42, have denied sexual assault, outraging modesty and destroying evidence.

A new prosecutor has been assigned, but he has asked for time to consider whether or not to take the case.

The trial, which is being held at the Indian Children's Court in Goa, has been running for 11 months.

Vikram Varma, the lawyer representing Scarlett's mother Fiona MacKeown, said S R Rivonkar's decision to quit was a "setback" which had dampened his hopes of a successful prosecution.

Mr Rivonkar was chosen as prosecuting counsel by India's Central Bureau of Investigation.

When Scarlett's body was found in February 2008, police in Goa initially said her death had been an accidental drowning.

However a second post-mortem examination, held at the insistence of Ms MacKeown, found she had been raped and killed.

Ms MacKeown, who is still waiting to bury her daughter, told BBC News she had no specific plans to mark the third anniversary of her daughter's death on Friday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-12512671

Oneindia

13 February 2011

Scarlett''s body lying in UK mortuary for 3yrs, CBI nod awaited‎

Mumbai, Feb 13 (PTI) Three years after the mysteriousdeath of Scarlett Keeling on a Goa beach, the body of theBritish teenager is still lying in a mortuary in the UK as herfamily awaits a CBI nod for her last rites.

Scarlett''s battered, semi-nude corpse was found onGoa''s Anjuna beach on February 18, 2008. The body was flown toUK in March that year. A charge sheet has been filed againsttwo locals -- Placido Carvalho and Samson D''Souza-- who havebeen out on bail, while the case drags on.

"According to procedure, in cases where foul play issuspected or in unnatural death, the authority to release thebody lies with the investigating agency. The agency would haveto issue a no objection certificate to the mortuary statingthe body could be handed over to the family," advocate VikramVerma, representing the victim''s family, told PTI.

The trial in the case began in April last year andstatements of over 12 witnesses, including Scarlett''s motherFiona Mackeown, have been recorded by the children''s court,the designated authority in Goa to try crimes related tominors.

In all, 72 witnesses are to be examined in the case.

Scarlett Keeling, 15, was sexually assaulted and left to dieat Anjuna beach Feb 18, 2008, allegedly by two beach shackworkers. The police had initially dismissed the case as deathdue to drowning but after her mother alleged foul play, thecase was transferred to the CBI.

The body of Scarlett has been since lying in DevonCounty mortuary with the Coroner''s office in the UK. In suchcases, the victim''s family has no right to seek release of thebody and the onus lies on the prosecution to issue ano-objection certificate which has not been done in the caseso far.

The CBI is unwilling to come on record on the matter.

It has been a long wait for the victim''s familyespecially the mother. Sources close to the family claimedthat the CBI team was requested informally to release the bodybut "no one was willing to take a decision".

"Many postmortems have been conducted but theinvestigating agency is still unable to take a stand whetherthey want to keep the body or not," the sources alleged.

The trial was also dragging as the special prosecutorhas recused himself from the case and the CBI was now sendinganother lawyer to Goa to represent the state in the fast trackcourt.

A toxicology report had initially revealed Scarletthad consumed a cocktail of drugs, including cocaine, andalcohol. However, a second post-mortem examination showed thatthe teenager had in fact been raped, had 50 abrasions on herbody and was killed when her head was forcibly held underwater for five to ten minutes.

The family aide feels that it has been a long wait forthem and expressed hope that the CBI would issue the NoC sothat the body could be laid to rest.

http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/13/scarlettsbody-lying-in-uk-mortuary-for-3yrs-cbi-nodawai-aid0126.html

Small world News Service

1 March 2011

Mother of murdered teen asks for more time to repay benefits‎

The mother of murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling appeared in court today to beg for more time to pay back nearly £15,000 in fraudulently claimed benefits.

Fiona MacKeown, 47, dishonestly obtained child benefit payments even though her former partner Richard Keeling was handing over £350-a-month for three of her children – including Scarlett.

Scarlett, 15, was drugged, raped and murdered in Goa during a family holiday in 2008.

Mother-of-nine MacKeown was jailed for eight months, suspended for two years, after she admitted one charge of dishonestly obtaining money transfers at a hearing last April.

She was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of community work and repay the full amount cash.

MacKeown was due to pay the remaining £14,650.49p to the Department of Work and Pensions by February 27.

But she appeared at Exeter Crown Court today to plead for more time in repaying the cash, which she claimed she had to raise by selling a plot of land.

Judge Graham Cottle granted her an extension but warned she would face a 12 month sentence if she failed to repay the full amount by August 27.

http://swns.com/mother-of-murdered-teen-asks-for-more-time-to-repay-benefits-011300.html