The background to the tragic death of Scarlett Keeling, and her mother's unceasing campaign for justice.
On 18 February 2008 Fiona MacKeown's 15-year-old daughter, Scarlett Keeling, was found dead on a beach in Goa. Local police initially claimed Scarlett's death was an accident, but were later forced to admit she had been murdered. Over the past year, Fiona has searched for justice for Scarlett - a campaign that has put her in the international spotlight and raised questions about her reputation as a mother.
Fiona's unusual lifestyle was quickly picked up by the media. Mother to nine children, by four different men, she lives in a remote corner of Devon on a smallholding so basic it has no electricity. In late 2007 she took her family on what was meant to be the holiday of a lifetime to Anjuna in Goa - a place famous for hippies and all-night parties. Fiona decided to see more of Goa and chose to leave Scarlett behind with a local tour guide with whom the family had become friendly. But Fiona's idyllic escape came to an abrupt end when she received the tragic news that Scarlett was dead.
An initial autopsy found that Scarlett's death was an accident, but this didn't explain why her body was covered in bruises. Fiona pushed for a second autopsy - which established that Scarlett was murdered. Although two arrests were made shortly afterwards, no one has yet been charged with her death. Amid accusations of conspiracy and cover-up, the case is far from solved, and the high-profile nature of her campaign has placed Fiona under relentless scrutiny.
Two months after Scarlett's death, the CBI, India's highest investigative authority took over the case and Fiona returned to Devon with Scarlett's body. However, a British autopsy revealed that some of Scarlett's internal organs were missing. Fiona also learned that she might face charges of neglect.
In India, Fiona's campaign for justice has focused attention on a rampant drugs culture and the police have come under pressure for turning a blind eye. They have now clamped down on parties and beaches are deserted, but little progress appears to be made in investigating Scarlett's death. Is Fiona making powerful and dangerous enemies?
As she tries to keep up the pressure on the Indian Government, Fiona is struggling to come to terms with Scarlett's death for the sake of her other children. And as the anniversary of Scarlett's death approaches, will Fiona continue to believe that, as a parent, she did all that she could to be responsible for Scarlett's safety?
