A man’s been charged with the suspected rape and murder of a Donegal woman in India.
28 year old Danielle McLaughlin was found near a beach in Goa on Tuesday.
A 24 year old local man who was seen walking with her on CCTV footage is being held.
A local man who was seen with her on CCTV footage is being held after a post mortem confirmed she was strangled and raped.
Buncrana parish priest Father Francis Bradley is in close contact with Danielle’s family.
Meanwhile, a page set up to help with repatriation and funeral expenses for Danielle McLaughlin has exceeded its target in under 24 hours.
A friend of Ms McLaughlin, who was from Buncrana in Co Donegal, set up a ‘Go Fund Me’ page with a target of €10,000.
But it has raised almost €35,000 in under one day.
Colin Bell from the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust says he’s hopeful Danielle’s body will be returned this week.
