Police investigating the murder of Michaela McAreavey have diced with justice and risked the reputation of Mauritius by accusing a man who could not have physically committed the crime, his trial was warned.

Honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was strangled during a violent struggle in her hotel room that lasted about two minutes, the trial of the men accused of her murder has heard.

A hotel cleaner who has implicated two men on trial for murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has been accused of lying in court.

Court proceedings might have been in an unfamiliar tongue, but the loved ones of Michaela McAreavey still did not want them drowned out.

Court proceedings might have been in an unfamiliar tongue, but the loved ones of Michaela McAreavey still did not want them drowned out.

A hotel cleaner who has implicated two men on trial for murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has been accused of lying in court.

A hotel worker who claims he saw the two men accused of murdering a honeymooner leave the crime scene was drinking tea and joking with one of the defendants an hour later, a court in Mauritius has heard.

Two hotel workers accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius watched on as her husband cried out for someone to save his bride, their trial has heard.

Prosecution witness Raj Theekoy called his wife minutes after he heard cries from room 1025, despite telling police he initially told no-one.

Two hotel workers accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey watched on as her husband cried out for someone to save his bride, their trial has heard.

A hotel worker has described in court the moment he claims he heard Michaela McAreavey scream out as she was being murdered in Mauritius.

Police fabricated a confession made by one of the two hotel workers accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius and then forced him to sign it, his trial was told.

Police fabricated a confession made by one of the two hotel workers accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius and then forced him to sign it, his trial was told.

Police failed to interview a series of potential witnesses in the aftermath of Michaela McAreavey’s murder, a senior officer has admitted in court.

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 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.

A hotel worker who alleges he saw the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey leave the crime scene did not inform police about his claims originally, a court in Mauritius has heard.

A policeman who arrested one of the men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey has been warned by the judge after failing to answer a question on how the suspect was dealt with.

There was no DNA from the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey found on her body or at the crime scene in Mauritius, a court has heard.

A hotel worker who confessed to murdering Michaela McAreavey had his head held under water and was almost suffocated with a towel during interrogation, a court heard.

A hotel worker who confessed to murdering Michaela McAreavey had his head held under water and was almost suffocated with a towel during interrogation, a court heard today.

Michaela McAreavey’s fairytale marriage was brutally ended by two thieves she caught red-handed in her bedroom, a court in Mauritius has been told.

Michaela McAreavey’s life was brutally ended by two thieves she caught red-handed in her bedroom, a court in Mauritius has heard.

Michaela McAreavey cried out in anguish when she was strangled on her honeymoon in Mauritius, a court heard today.

DEFENCE counsels for two suspects in the Michaela Harte murder trial, Avinash Treebhoowon and Sandip Mooneea, said their clients had told investigators at the start of the police investigation that they had nothing to do with the murder.

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.

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.

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

Hundreds more mourners are set to pay their respects to murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey as a public wake in the tragic teacher's family home enters a second day.

The North's first and deputy First Ministers joined hundreds of fellow mourners at the wake of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey today.

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.

The family of murdered Mauritius honeymooner Michaela McAreavey accompanied her on a final journey home today.

The body of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey arrives in Ireland today to begin the final leg of her journey home.

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.

Michaela McAreavey was strangled over a purse containing a small amount of cash, it was revealed tonight.

A memorial service will be held at the hotel in Mauritius where Michaela McAreavey was murdered whose body is on its way back to Ireland today.

The widower of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has described her as the “rock” of his life as he prepares to bring her body home from Mauritius.

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.