Policeman tells trial of Scarlett find

An Indian policeman has told a murder trial how he found the body of British teenager Scarlett Keeling lying half-submerged on a tourist beach.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Apr 2010, 23:05 BST

Updated 5th Apr 2010, 23:06 BST

Police Constable Gurunath Naik was the first of more than 70 witnesses who will be called in the trial of two men accused of killing 15-year-old Scarlett, Samson D'Souza, 30, and Placido Carvalho, 42.

The 29-year-old constable told the Goa Children's Court in Panaji that an unknown caller had informed the police station of the presence of a body.

The bruised and naked body of Scarlett, from Bideford, Devon, was found on Goa's Anjuna beach in February 2008. Medical tests revealed Scarlett was intoxicated by drink and drugs when she was attacked and raped.

The trial continues.

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