Briton stoned to death in Dalai Lama's town
Simon de Bruxelles and Jeremy Page
December 08, 2006
A YOUNG British aid worker has been found murdered, apparently stoned to death, in the remote town in northern India where the Dalai Lama lives.
The body of Michael Blakey, 23, was discovered partly concealed beneath a pile of rocks close to a small church on the outskirts of Dharamsala, a popular destination for backpackers.
Mr Blakey, a devout Christian from Burnley in Lancashire, had been living in Dharamsala since June, working for the Edinburgh-based Tong-Len Charitable Trust, which helps migrant workers.
Friends said he had fallen in love with the country and its people after spending time there during his gap year.
Indian police said there was no obvious motive for the attack, though Mr Blakey's mobile phone and wallet were missing. They said they were investigating several leads into the murder, which happened on November 25 or 26, a few days before Mr Blakey was due to fly home for Christmas. Officers confirmed they had interviewed the Indian husband of one of Mr Blakey's colleagues at the trust.
Dharamsala, a town of about 20,000 people in the foothills of the Himalayas where the Dalai Lama has lived in exile since 1960, has long been regarded as a haven from the heat and chaos ofIndia.
It is a popular destination for backpackers, Buddhist scholars and charity workers, who have been taking refuge there since the days of the Raj. However, there has been a recent rise in the number of violent attacks on foreigners.
Mr Blakey was staying at a Buddhist monastery. Five days after he went missing, his body was found by a Tibetan monk in a gully that runs through the cemetery of St John in the Wilderness Church.
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December 08, 2006
A YOUNG British aid worker has been found murdered, apparently stoned to death, in the remote town in northern India where the Dalai Lama lives.
The body of Michael Blakey, 23, was discovered partly concealed beneath a pile of rocks close to a small church on the outskirts of Dharamsala, a popular destination for backpackers.
Mr Blakey, a devout Christian from Burnley in Lancashire, had been living in Dharamsala since June, working for the Edinburgh-based Tong-Len Charitable Trust, which helps migrant workers.
Friends said he had fallen in love with the country and its people after spending time there during his gap year.
Indian police said there was no obvious motive for the attack, though Mr Blakey's mobile phone and wallet were missing. They said they were investigating several leads into the murder, which happened on November 25 or 26, a few days before Mr Blakey was due to fly home for Christmas. Officers confirmed they had interviewed the Indian husband of one of Mr Blakey's colleagues at the trust.
Dharamsala, a town of about 20,000 people in the foothills of the Himalayas where the Dalai Lama has lived in exile since 1960, has long been regarded as a haven from the heat and chaos ofIndia.
It is a popular destination for backpackers, Buddhist scholars and charity workers, who have been taking refuge there since the days of the Raj. However, there has been a recent rise in the number of violent attacks on foreigners.
Mr Blakey was staying at a Buddhist monastery. Five days after he went missing, his body was found by a Tibetan monk in a gully that runs through the cemetery of St John in the Wilderness Church.
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