Family of Irish backpacker killed in India welcome decision to hold inquest

Danielle McLaughlin was found dead in a secluded spot in Goa. File picture: Family handout/PA

The family of an Irish backpacker who was murdered in India have welcomed a decision to hold an inquest into her death in Ireland.

Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana in Co Donegal, was found dead in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers, in March 2017.