BBC Local Live: Devon and Cornwall on Friday 23 September 2016

Summary

Death of Scarlett Keeling: Two men cleared
Scarlett Keeling's mother, Fiona MacKeown, 'devastated' at acquittal of two men, but vows to fight on
Ms MacKeown 'regrets' allowing daughter to attend Goa party
She plans to appeal the verdict
Updates on Friday 23 September

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Scarlett Keeling accused 'show no emotion'published at 10:52 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Two men cleared of killing north Devon teenager Scarlett Keeling leave court in Goa, India.
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Scarlett Keeling mother 'disappointed' as two men cleared of killingpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
The mother of north Devon teenager Scarlett Keeling who was killed on a beach in Goa, India in 2008, says she is "disappointed" after two local men were cleared of her death.
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Fiona MacKeown said: "I will definitely move to the higher court."
Fifteen-year-old Scarlett's bruised and half-naked body was found on popular Anjuna Beach.
Two local men, Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho, were acquitted at Goa's Children's Court of rape and culpable homicide.
Tortuous road to trial for Scarlett Keeling death accusedpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Sian Davies
BBC News Online
Two men have been found cleared of the murder of north Devon teenager Scarlett Keeling in Goa, India.
Here's a reminder of how the tortuous road to trial unfolded, a journey which her mother Fiona MacKeown described as "hell".
• November 2007: Scarlett and her family travel to India for a six-month 'trip of a lifetime'
• February 2008: Scarlett's body was found on Anjuna Beach in Goa. Police said she had accidentally drowned
• March 2008: A second post-mortem is carried out which showed she had been raped and murdered
• March 2008: Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho are arrested and charged on five counts, before being bailed
• March 2010: Trial begins in Goa's Children's Court, but it is delayed due to adjournments. Ms MacKeown calls it a "show trial"
• August 2010: Fiona MacKeown, Scarlett's mother, gives evidence at the trial and says her alleged killers 'gave her drugs'
• February 2011: Prosecutor SR Rivonkar resigns from the case
• April 2012: The Goan authorities give permission for Scarlett's body to be released to her family
• June 2012: Scarlett is buried in a garden on the family's smallholding
• September 2016: Two men are cleared of Scarlett's death
Scarlett Keeling Goa killing: Mother's battle for justicepublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Sian Davies
BBC News Online
Scarlett Keeling was on the "trip of a lifetime" with her family when she was raped and killed in India more than eight years ago - now two local men have been cleared of her death.
Fifteen-year-old Scarlett was "squealing with excitement" about a party on the beach when her mother last saw her.
Hours later, her lifeless and partially-clothed body was found in the sand. Police said she had drowned but her mother refused to accept her daughter's death had been an accident.
Scarlett Keeling beach death verdict: Two men clearedpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
Two men have been cleared of the rape and death of north Devon schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling.
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Fifteen-year-old Scarlett's bruised and half-naked body was found on popular Anjuna Beach in the north of Goa in February 2008.
Two local men, Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho, were cleared of causing her death by Goa's Children's Court.
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Both denied charges of culpable homicide and grievous sexual assault.
The teenager's mother, Fiona MacKeown, has travelled to India for the verdict.
Two cleared of Scarlett Keeling beach deathpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
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Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
Two men have been cleared of the rape and death of north Devon schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling.
Dartmoor lynx out of quarantine after escapepublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
A lynx which sparked a massive search after it escaped from its enclosure has gone back on public display after nine weeks in quarantine.
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Carpathian lynx Flaviu escaped from Dartmoor Zoo in July, and spent three weeks roaming the Devon countryside before he was recaptured.
Keepers have added a roof and reinforced walls to his enclosure to stop further escapes.
Sunshine on the way!published at 10:16 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
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Investigation launched after Exeter pupils risk lives by taking selfies on crumbling Sidmouth cliffpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Exeter Express & Echo
A mum out for a stroll at a beauty spot beach was horrified after seeing a party of school children on the edge of a 200ft high crumbling cliff - taking selfies., external
Verdict due in Scarlett Keeling Indian beach death trialpublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Justin Rowlatt
South East Asia Correspondent
More than eight and a half years after a 15 year-old British girl was found dead on an Indian beach, a verdict on the two men accused of killing her is finally due today.
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Scarlett Keeling's mother Fiona, has been battling for justice ever since.
Justin Rowlatt has been back to the Goan beach with her.
Stadium for Cornwall key to Pirates new fundingpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
New investment into the Cornish Pirates has only been possible due to the approval of plans for the Stadium for Cornwall, says the club's new chief executive.
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Pete Child has joined the club following a restructure and plans for a new £1.5m share issue, which will see New Zealand-based businessman Colin Groves and Super Rugby side Waikato Chiefs chairman Dallas Fisher become involved with the club.
"The Stadium for Cornwall's going ahead, and that's the key to a lot of this. It's given the confidence to people and attracted people like Colin and Dallas from New Zealand," Child told BBC Radio Cornwall.
Dog poo sparks 'huge public reaction'published at 09:26 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Miles Davis
BBC News Online
A photograph posted on social media which claimed a dog owner had refused to clean up her dog's mess has caused a "huge public reaction" according to Cornwall Council.
The photograph, which was posted to Cornwall Council's Facebook page, external but has now been removed, showed three women with three dogs in Padstow, Cornwall.
A council spokesman said: "The dog owner has since come forward and we are dealing with the incident."
How did Scarlett Keeling die? A mother's fight for justicepublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Justin Rowlatt
South East Asia Correspondent
"I know she's not still here, but it feels like a part of her is," Fiona MacKeown says when we return to the place on a Goa beach where her daughter died.
Scarlett Keeling's body was found just after dawn on the morning of the 18 February 2008.
Fiona has been fighting for justice for her daughter ever since.
Pirates agree new £1.5m funding dealpublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Cornish Pirates shareholders agreed a share issue for the club could lead to will lead to a £1.5m of new funding.
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A new ownership structure was agreed between former owner Dicky Evans, shareholder Martin Hudson and businessman Colin Groves on Thursday.
Groves, who grew up in Truro, is chairman of Waikato Rugby Union, the home union of Super Rugby's Chiefs and Mitre 10 provincial side Waikato.
Scarlett Keeling's mum talks about her daughter's deathpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Emma Barnett
BBC 5 Live
A mother from Devon has travelled to an Indian court, to find out who is responsible for the death of her 15 year-old daughter.
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Scarlett Keeling was raped and murdered on Anjuna Beach in 2008, in the care of her 25-year-old tour guide Julio Lobo, while the rest of her family went travelling.
Since then her mum Fiona McKeown has been trying to get justice for her eldest girl and expects a verdict in Goa this morning.
She told BBC 5 live’s Emma Barnett about the guilt she’s felt since her daughter’s death.
“Of course I blame myself but I didn’t murder her. I never pushed her face into the sand and drowned her.”
Weather for Devon and Cornwall: Chilly start followed by sunny spellspublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Dan Downs, Weather Forecaster
After a chilly start with any mist patches quickly clearing, it'll become a mostly dry day with bright or sunny spells and patchy cloud.
Light south or southwesterly winds will become moderate during the day and fresh over the north coast. Max Temp 18C.
Latest headlines from Devon and Cornwallpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
- A judge in India is due to deliver his verdict on the two men charged with the death of Scarlett Keeling from north Devon
- Health campaigners are warning of massive cuts and the possible closure of community hospitals and minor injury units in Cornwall following the publishing of a new 5 year health plan for the county
- Some small sports clubs in Torbay fear they could soon face huge hikes in rent for using council facilities
- The Cornish Pirates have announced a major restructuring which will see a new Board and new investment at the West Cornwall Championship club
- The South West festival season is still going strong - the Looe Music Festival takes place this weekend with headliners Bryan Ferry and the Fun Lovin' Criminals
Verdicts due on Scarlett Keeling death accusedpublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
The family of Devon schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling killed on a Goa beach in 2008 will hear the verdicts regarding two Indian men charged with raping her and causing her death.
Fifteen-year-old Scarlett's bruised and semi-nude body was found on the popular Anjuna beach in the north of the small Indian tourist state, popular with Western hippies, eight years ago.
Samson D'Souza and Placido Carvalho were charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, using force with intent to outrage a woman's modesty and of administering drugs with intent to harm.
Welcome to BBC Local Live for Devon and Cornwallpublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 23 September 2016
Jonathan Morris
BBC News Online
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