Indian men cleared over UK teen"s death

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Image caption Scarlett was on a six-month "trip of a lifetime" with her family when she died

Two men have been cleared of all charges over the death of 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling on a Goan beach in 2008.

Placido Carvalho, 48, and Samson D"Souza, 37, faced charges of culpable homicide and grievous sexual assault at Goa Children"s Court.

The teenager, from Bideford in Devon, was on a six-month "trip of a lifetime" to India with her family when she died.

Her mother Fiona MacKeown said she was "disappointed" with the verdict.

Ms MacKeown said she would appeal and "definitely move to the higher court".

Scarlett"s bruised and partially clothed body was found on Anjuna beach in February 2008.

She had been at a Valentine"s Day beach party while the rest of her family had gone travelling.

A post-mortem examination found a cocktail of drugs in her system and she suffered 50 separate injuries in the attack, the court has previously heard.

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