MARGAO, Feb. 14 -- Team Herald

The Additional District and Sessions Court, Margao, on Friday convicted Vikat Bhagat (31), a resident of Bhagatwada, Char Rasta, Canacona, for the rape and murder of 28-year-old Irish-British national Danielle McLaughlin in 2017.

The court found Bhagat guilty of murder, rape and destruction of evidence. The arguments regarding the sentencing were also heard on Friday, and the quantum of the sentence will be pronounced on Monday, February 17. He is currently lodged in Central Jail, Colvale.

Danielle McLaughlin was found raped and murdered in a forested area of Canacona, South Goa, on March 14, 2017.

The case was investigated by then Canacona Police Inspector and current DySP Rajendra Prabhudessai, who fil...