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24/09/2008
Scarlett Keeling Murder Suspect Released On Bail
A suspect in the rape and murder of Devon teenager Scarlett Keeling has been released on bail in India after police failed to submit charges against him.
Samson D'Souza, 29, had to surrender his passport and was told he cannot leave the southern state of Goa. He faces charges under the Indian penal code for murder, rape and drugging with intent.
The suspect had to be freed because the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) did not file the charge sheet in the required 90-day period.
Vikram Varma, the lawyer who is representing Scarlett and her mother Fiona MacKeown, said: "I can confirm that D'Souza was released on bail. The CBI have moved to cancel the bail. Hopefully they will also file a charge sheet within a couple of weeks."
The body of 15 year-old Scarlett was found on Anjuna beach in Goa, India, on February 19. She was staying with her 25-year-old Goan boyfriend in the area.
Her mother has said she knows the identity of one of her daughter's killers, but says drug dealers and police have collaborated to disguise the murder.
Police initially believed her death was an accidental drowning but after a second post mortem was held results showed that Scarlett was given Ecstasy, cocaine and LSD on the night she died.
(GK/JM)
Samson D'Souza, 29, had to surrender his passport and was told he cannot leave the southern state of Goa. He faces charges under the Indian penal code for murder, rape and drugging with intent.
The suspect had to be freed because the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) did not file the charge sheet in the required 90-day period.
Vikram Varma, the lawyer who is representing Scarlett and her mother Fiona MacKeown, said: "I can confirm that D'Souza was released on bail. The CBI have moved to cancel the bail. Hopefully they will also file a charge sheet within a couple of weeks."
The body of 15 year-old Scarlett was found on Anjuna beach in Goa, India, on February 19. She was staying with her 25-year-old Goan boyfriend in the area.
Her mother has said she knows the identity of one of her daughter's killers, but says drug dealers and police have collaborated to disguise the murder.
Police initially believed her death was an accidental drowning but after a second post mortem was held results showed that Scarlett was given Ecstasy, cocaine and LSD on the night she died.
(GK/JM)
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