Goa death: two new arrests

The second suspect - arrested in Goa last night - has been named as Placido Carvalho. He's been charged with murder and rape and with supplying the drugs Scarlett appears to have taken before her death.

The third person arrested for Scarlett Keeling's murder has been described as a boy but as yet nothing more is known about him.

As well as today's arrests, another man, Samson D'Souza, has already been charged and the MacKeown's lawyer says he expects further arrests to follow.

Police in Goa say the teenager from Bideford, Devon, was drugged before being sexually assaulted on a beach in the Anjuna resort.

Speaking after the news of Carvalho's arrest Scarlett's mother said the police were still keeping her in the dark.

Fiona MacKeown herself may yet be investigated for leaving 15-year-old Scarlett with a boyfriend while she went travelling.

After the initial police report that her daughter had drowned she is deeply suspicious of the Indian police.

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