Irish tourist is a victim of gang rape

goa - There are more and more gruesome details are known about the violent death of a British tourist in Ireland last week in India last week. The 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin, who traveled through the country on her own, her death was the victim of a brutal gang rape.

The Danielle body was found last Tuesday near a resort in Goa, on the west coast of India. The woman appeared to have been strangled. She also had deep cuts on her face, which appeared coming back from a broken beer bottle.

An Indian of 23 Vikat Bhagat, confessed to having raped Danielle. But the Irish woman's family suspects that the perpetrator did not act alone. 'It is impossible that the accused has done all this alone,' says Vikram Varma, the lawyer of the family of Danielle.

According to Varma involves at least four perpetrators. 'He claims that he was alone with Danielle. But it can not be that he alone could keep her under control. She was very strong, while Bhagat does not seem strong or muscular. '

The 23-year-old Indian is known to the police. He has already been punished previously for robbing tourists. He was free on bail when he was struck last week and brought to life the Irish tourist. The man served a sentence for the robbery of a store.

Presumably knew the woman and the Indian together. The day before her death she would have eaten with three Indian men, including Bhagat. Danielle would then have made plans to go to the holi festival, the day Hindus with the new year and usher in spring.

Women are very insecure in India and regulated victim of rape or abuse. According to a report from the World Economic Forum on the difference in position between men and women, India, this year on the 108th place from 145 countries. Last year was the 114th place. Indian women therefore soon get a special button on their mobile phone that they can press in case of emergency. Both new and existing phones are equipped with the panic button.