by ARES Daijiworld Media Network Goa

Pananji, Mar 23: Goa police have today challenged the medical validity of the final opinion on Scarlett's death submitted by forensic experts on Saturday claiming that she was murdered and not left to die as mentioned by the police investigations.
 
"Is it a report of eye witness or medical report," questioned inspector general of police Kishan Kumar reacting to the final opinion report, which has adequately challenged the line of investigation adopted by the police.
 
The report had cited stark contradiction in what police investigating into the death of 15 year old british girl Scarlett Eden Keeling's have been saying so far.

The forensic experts had mentioned that girl's head was forcibally plunged into water for five to ten minutes covering her mouth and nostrils. It also revealed that the girl had struggled before her death and ethyl alcohol detected in this case was not enough to cause her death or coma.
 
The police deputy chief, however, rubbished the findings stating that the doctor wrote the report as if he was an eye witness to the incident, which is bereft of any medical backings.
 
"There are no contradictions (in police investigations and medical report). He (doctor) is talking as if he is giving an eye witness account," the IGP said.
 
Forensic expert, Dr Silvano Sapeco, who gave the final report, is also under the cloud as according to police, he should have made these findings during the first autopsy itself. Since the first autopsy ruled out foul play possibility, the second autopsy was ordered which recommended that the death be investigated as a murder.
 
"I don't want to comment on the remarks made by doctor in the final report. If at all, he wanted to make them, he should have done it during the first autopsy report," Kumar commented.
 
The police deputy chief said that the police investigations are right on the track and right from the beginning the case is being investigated as a murder.
 
"Our officers have done investigation properly and they have come to conclusion after corroborating the statements recorded of the witnesses," he said.
 
The forensic report had stirred hornet's nest for the investigating authorities as it was in contradiction to their line of investigation.
 
Police officers, however, question the medical report as the same doctor had conducted the first autopsy on Scarlett's body immediately after her death on February 18 and had not given anything in writing suspecting foul play.
 
The police also question why the first autopsy did not commented on the bruises when they were noticed during the first instance.
 
Fiona Mackeown, deceased's mother, had raised suspicion about her daughter's death when she noticed the bruises on her body.
 
The issue was also brought to the notice of goa chief minister Digamber Kamat who ordered the second autopsy which hinted at the possibility of girl being murdered.
 
Police investigation, since then, have seen two locals put behind bars while a police sub inspector Nerlon Albuquerque has been suspended for laxity in probing the case.