Looking directly at the jurors, Rama Valayden raised his right hand and slapped himself hard on both cheeks.

The lawyer had earlier told the jury there was no room for emotions in the trial.

THE trial of two men accused of murdering Michaela Harte will start on May 22.

The former partner of a woman stabbed to death with her best friend in Turkey has left Ireland to travel to the country.

THE preliminary inquiry into the murder of Michaela Harte in Mauritius in January has found there is enough evidence to send forward two suspects for trial for her killing.

MAJOR developments are expected in the Rostrevor nursing home investigation as the care assistant at the centre of the abuse allegations has agreed to be interviewed by gardaí.

THE evidence of two key witnesses in the Michaela Harte case will be heard on Wednesday after legal argument disrupted proceedings yesterday.

A MAN accused of murdering Michaela Harte previously admitted he and another man killed her, a preliminary enquiry into her death heard yesterday.

A DOCTOR has told how he arrived in a Mauritius hotel room to find the body of murdered Tyrone woman Michaela Harte lying on the floor near the bathroom.

THE prosecuting counsel in the trial over the murder of Michaela Harte has accused the defence of playing “delaying tactics” in a bid to freeze the preliminary enquiry into the case.

A DEFENCE lawyer for one of the men accused of murdering Michaela Harte has asked for the magistrate in the case to stand down.

POLICE investigating the murder of Michaela Harte are due in court today to finalise details for the trial of the two men accused of her death.

JOHN McAREAVEY has been drafted in to Down’s 32-man panel for the upcoming Ulster championship.

MICHAELA HARTE’S husband has been recalled to the Down senior football team.

THE group that owns the Legends Hotel in Mauritius where Michaela Harte was murdered last month has posted an eight-fold increase in profits.

A FIFTH man arrested in connection with the murder of Michaela Harte in Mauritius appeared in court charged with conspiracy yesterday.

FOUR hotel workers have appeared in court in Mauritius in connection with the murder of Michaela Harte who was strangled on her honeymoon.

Four hotel workers have now appeared in court in Mauritius, charged in connection with the murder of Michaela McAreavey.

MICHAELA Harte will never be forgotten, a mourner at her funeral said.

THE murder of honeymooner Michaela Harte was an “evil act”, mourners at her funeral were told.

MEMORIES of the murdered honeymooner Michaela Harte have united people in grief, Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson has said.

GROWING up beside St Malachy’s Church in Ballymacilroy outside Ballygawley, Mickey Harte was used to the rituals it hosted.

AT SOME point this morning a middle-aged man in Northern Ireland will look in his wardrobe for a particular item of clothing, one that’s kept for specific occasions.

AN image of pure happiness — a honeymoon photo of murdered Michaela Harte with her husband John has been shared by the heartbroken groom ahead of her funeral.

THE husband of murdered Mauritius honeymooner Michaela Harte accompanied her on a final journey home yesterday, wearing her engagement and wedding ring on a chain around his neck.

AS her family prepare to receive her body in Belfast this afternoon, police investigating the murder of Michaela Harte in Mauritius have revealed she was strangled over a purse containing a small amount of cash.

THE body of murdered honeymooner Michaela Harte is due back in Ireland today for her funeral next week.

A FORMER All-Ireland football star has revealed how Michaela Harte could never drink tea without also having a Rich Tea biscuit.

TWO of the three men charged in connection with the murder of Michaela Harte have admitted killing her, according to local media in Mauritius.

THE police chief in Mauritius yesterday revealed they only had “circumstantial evidence” linking three local men with the murder of Michaela Harte.

THE police chief in Mauritius yesterday revealed they only had “circumstantial evidence” linking three local men with the murder of Michaela Harte.

CRIMINAL law in Mauritius is similar to the legal system in Britain and Ireland, but with a French influence.

THE distraught husband of Michaela Harte last night spoke of how “words had no meaning” following the brutal murder of wife of just 10 days.

HOLIDAY-MAKERS are warning people about staying in the five-star hotel where Michaela Harte was killed.

One of the men charged in connection with the death of Michaela Harte has claimed he was the victim of police brutality yesterday, and his lawyer has called for an inquiry.

Three men are due in court in Mauritius this morning charged in connection with the murder of Michaela McAreavey.

THREE people are set to be charged today in connection with the death of Michaela Harte, who was strangled while on her honeymoon in Mauritius.

TYRONE’S Dr McKenna Cup clash with Fermanagh is set to go ahead next Sunday at Brewster Park in Enniskillen after grieving Tyrone boss Mickey Harte gave his blessing for the match to take place.

DESCRIBED as a sparkling crystal in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, the island of Mauritius, where Michaela Harte met her untimely end, is among the top 10 destinations for Irish honeymooners.

THE Government and police in Mauritius moved quickly to reassure holiday-makers the destination was “a land of peace” as police were poised to charge three men in connection with the murder of Michaela Harte.