![]() On Monday, her heartbroken mother Andrea and her four younger sisters were supported by friends and relatives as Danielle's remains were returned in a hessian coffin. Ms McLaughlin's remains arrived back in Dublin on Friday but underwent a second post-mortem at her family's request before being brought to Belfast for medical procedures. Local petty criminal Vikat Bhagat, 24, has confessed but several other men are believed to have been involved in the attack. Ms McLaughlin was found dead with severe injuries to her head and face in Canacona on March 14. A wake was held earlier this week ahead of the funeralįriends and family held back tears as a coffin containing the body of the 28-year-old was brought back to Buncrana in County Donegal. The hessian coffin containing Danielle's remains are brought into the family home in Buncrana. Neighbors stood in silence on Monday as her remains finally arrived in her home town in Ireland. 'I am very grateful and the luckiest person I know.Off on another adventure.'įollowing her funeral mass, Ms McLaughlin's remains were carried in her wicker coffin to the adjoining cemetery to be buried alongside her late grandparents. ![]() 'Thank you to all my friends and family for making home so special and always looking after me,' she wrote in the post. She posted a photo of a sunset, announcing that she was traveling to Goa, India, on February 22. 'Danielle has left a legacy of love may she reap a harvest of peace,' he added.įollowing communion, Ms McLaughlin's final Facebook post was read out to friends and family at the church. 'May Danielle, a searching and kind soul, find in heaven the peace and joy she sought and spread wherever she went,' he said as he closed Mass on Thursday. He added that people from across the world sent messages of support and solidarity to Ms McLaughlin's family following her death. 'Even the Indian Festival of Holi which she liked to attend and celebrate, is all about colour and celebration, for it marks the end of winter, the arrival of spring and gives thanks for the blessings of the harvest,' Father Bradley said. Local petty criminal Vikat Bhagat (pictured, left) has confessed to raping and murdering Danielle (right) but police in Goa believe others were also involved ![]() The items included a holy bracelet from the Mother Teresa care home in India, a family photo, Ms McLaughlin's diary and her guitar. Inside the hearse, a flower arrangement read: 'Hope U Win.'įather Francis Bradley, Parish Priest of Buncrana, was chief celebrant of the Mass and Father John R Walsh concelebrated the Mass.īefore the celebration of Mass, family and friends delivered four symbols representing Ms McLaughlin's life to Father Bradley. Her hearse was laden with floral tributes including the words 'daughter' and 'sister' and her wicker coffin had hundreds of flowers attached. Just before 11am, Danielle's remains were given a Garda escort from her home in Marian Park as a guard of honour from her former secondary school, Scoil Mhuire, lined the gentle incline to the church. Her life may have been taken, but her friends wanted to ensure that nobody would steal the passion and love she brought to so many people. Some mourners wore flowers around their necks and in their hair. Yellows, pinks, bright blues, oranges and lilacs all shouted out loudly across the sombre setting. Instead of traditional dark clothing, many mourners at St Mary's Chapel in Cockhill on the outskirts of Buncrana town, wore bright colours in memory of the 28-year-old murdered in India two weeks ago. Ms McLaughlin's final Facebook post - in which she said she was 'very grateful' for her friends and family and was 'off on another adventure' - was read at the end of Mass
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