Two men acquitted of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius have expressed joy and relief as their lawyers insisted the real culprit could still be found.

Two men acquitted of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius tonight expressed joy and relief as their lawyers insisted the real culprit could still be found.

The verdict in the Michaela McAreavey case will inevitably prompt serious questions for Mauritian police over their handling of the murder investigation.

Grotesque theories that pointed the finger at the widower of Michaela Mc-Areavey during the trial of the men accused of her murder were an insult to her memory, a prosecutor said.

Grotesque theories that pointed the finger at the widower of Michaela McAreavey during the trial of the men accused of her murder were an insult to her memory, a prosecutor said.

The identity of a couple apparently rowing in the hotel where honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was strangled is no longer an issue in the trial of two men accused of her murder, the judge has told jurors.

The identity of a couple seen apparently arguing in the hotel in Mauritius where honeymooner Michaela McAreavey died is no longer an issue in the trial of two men accused of her murder, the judge has told jurors.

The German couple seen in CCTV footage at the Micheala McAreavey murder trial last Friday has confirmed they are the people in the video - and are willing to testify to that effect if required.

Crowds gathered early yesterday outside the Supreme Court in Mauritius intent on seeing for themselves what the much rumoured CCTV footage from Legends Hotel portrayed.

Further CCTV footage has been requested at the trial of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey, in a bid to identify a mystery couple apparently rowing at the hotel where she died.

No fingerprint tests were carried out on a purse found in the room where Michaela McAreavey was murdered during an alleged botched burglary, a police officer has told the court in Mauritius.

The widower of newlywed Michaela McAreavey could return to the witness box to change evidence he gave to the trial of two men accused of her murder.

The widower of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey could return to the witness box to change evidence he gave to the trial of two men accused of her murder.

Michaela Harte was never happier than on the day she got married, the Harte family's local parish priest has said.