The newspaper which published photographs of Michaela McAreavey’s body defended the move by saying the public had a “perfectly legitimate right” to see the crime scene.

The husband of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was described as a suspect in police logs in the hours after she was found dead, a court in Mauritius has heard.

The family of tragic honeymooner Michaela McAreavey have said they are distressed and dismayed in the wake of a bid to delve into her private life at the trial of two men accused of murdering her.