Judgement Comes In Danielle McLaughlin Rape & Murder Trial. Sentence to Come.
After 7 Years and 11 Months exactly since Danielle McLaughlin was brutally raped and even more brutally murdered, accused Vikat Bhagat is pronounced "GUILTY".
The Trial which started on 4th of July 2017 & its Tribulations would finally end on 17th February 2025, Monday; when the Presiding Judge would pass the “Judgement Order” which shall also entail the “Sentence” awarded to accused Vikat Bhagat.
While the Defense of accused has prayed for leniency in the Sentence to the Honourable Court, on account of entire trial being based on “Circumstantial Evidence” since there were no eye-witness to either the rape of Danielle or her subsequent murder. The Prosecution has sought maximum sentence, which in this case, would be “Death Penalty”; to be hanged till dead.
The way Vikat Bhagat committed this ghastly crime, in the most gruesome manner; clearly suggests, he is a Physcopath of highest order.
With no remorse to the crime comitted at all, or for that matter not even an iota of guilt of his conduct; his brazenness and total disregard to the law of land and authority had been evident since the moment trial started. Below is just one example, a lot of his “conduct” during his stay in prison has been documented on this publication.
The thing to consider in this Trial’s Sentence is that :
Crime indeed comes into “rarest of rare” case, with the psychopathis brutality inflicted on Danielle by Vikat.
Vikat Bhagat has shown no remorse or guit for his heinous crime.
His conduct inside the Central Jail Colvale Prison has been most horrendous to say the least, with absolutely zero regards to authority or rule of law.
In connivance with Central Jail Colvale Prison Officials of Goa Police; he has tried all the tricks in the book, to delay the trial. Much of it has been documented in this publication, in the section dedicated to Danielle.
A person who cannot get reformed in just under 8 Years in Prison, or shows not even an iota of “change”, would not get reformed in another 20 Years.
As his conduct inside the Jail, and his deliberate attempts with the help of Jailors to deny Danielle the Justice has proved.
Vikat Bhagat is a Psychopath and shall always remain a Psychopath, if released while alive; given his past life so far, it is given, he would act with total impunity and then there would be another “Danielle”. He is a clear & present danger to all members of Society, till he is alive and not behind bars.
Vikat Bhagat is not only a threat to Society and its members; he is a threat to “Rule of Law”; who has absolutely no regards to Law Enforcement Authorities, as demonstrated time & again. He is threat to “Deterrence” of Law.
It would be an absolute mockery of Rule of Law and the various Courts which have overseen this trial in last 8 years; if he is released alive.
Vikat Bhagat, being alive, is threat to all.
Civil Society.
Law Enforcement Agencies, including Goa Police and,
The “Deterrence” of “Rule of Law”.
How much the State of Goa has expended on his trial, cannot be fathomed; which has been funded through honest tax-payers of the state.
If he is released ever alive; and he commits another of such Ghastly Crime, who would be responsible for the aftermath? The Judge, The Defense or The Prosecution?
If the Honourable Judge disagrees that way Danielle was Raped & Murdered does not fall into “Rarest of Rare” instance; Vikat Bhagat should be put behind bars, till he is DEAD.
With no option to Parole. If he comes out on Parole, who would bear the cost of protecting Goans and Tourists from this Monster?