CBI ignored evidence on Brit teen's death? India Blooms News Service Panaji, Jan 26 (IBNS): Even as the British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling Eden’s death case trial is underway in Goa, the Coroner’s office in UK has detected several evidences during autopsy, which were not considered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Fiona Mackeown, mother of the deceased juvenile was told by the Coroner’s office that unless the evidences are shared with the CBI, Scarlett’s body cannot be released for burial. “Coroner’s office has gathered evidences that are not taken on record by CBI in the death probe. These evidences were discovered by the Coroner’s office while conducting the autopsy,” she told this reporter from her hometown in London, UK. Scarlett’s bruised, semi-nude body was found on Anjuna shore on February 18, 2008. The juvenile was on a vacation to Goa along with her family including Fiona, her boyfriend Rob and seven siblings. The CBI has come under fire for their failure to get in touch with the Coroner’s office during their investigation period. The evidences discovery according to Fiona could have helped CBI in their investigation. It is learnt that Coroner’s office are more than willing to share the evidences but CBI did not approach them till date. Fiona’s lawyer in Goa Vikram Varma has said, “The coroner must have reasons to believe that the evidence collected after conducting numerous tests would be asked by the Court.” Two businessmen – Samson D’Souza and Placido Carvalho alias Shana boy were arrested by the Goa police for drugging, raping and leaving Scarlett to die. A chargesheet was filed in the Goa Children’s Court (GCC) on May 31, 2008. In June 2008, Goa Government handed over the case probe to CBI that mellowed down charges against the pair and charged them with destroying evidences, molestation and culpable homicide. A supplementary chargesheet was filed in the GCC in October 2009 with the trial underway. The CBI prosecution has till date examined 15 witnesses. (Reporting by John Edwards) http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails260111p.php
