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.

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

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.

Unbeknown to the jury in the Michaela McAreavey murder trial, the case could have potentially collapsed six weeks into hearing evidence.

A German chef found himself unexpectedly thrust into centre stage at the Michaela McAreavey trial when a controversial CCTV image was produced as evidence.

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

Two former hotel workers have been acquitted of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

The family of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey and the people of Ireland would not want innocent men convicted of her murder, defence lawyers have told jurors.

The family of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey and the people of Ireland would not want innocent men convicted of her murder, defence lawyers have told jurors.

The final defence witness has testified in the trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

A hotel worker who claims he was phoning his sister when Michaela McAreavey was killed actually called her to ask advice after committing the murder, a prosecutor has alleged.

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.

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

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.

It was one of the few times spaces appeared on the usually packed wooden benches at the back of Courtroom 5.

The prosecution has closed its case against the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey after the defendants and jurors visited the Mauritian hotel where the honeymooner was found dead.

The prosecution has closed its case against two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey after the defendants and jurors visited the Mauritian hotel where the honeymooner was found dead.

Two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey were taken to the Mauritius hotel where she was found dead as the jury toured the site.

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.

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 the honeymooner died.

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.

CCTV footage from the Mauritius hotel where honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was found dead is to be played at the trial of two men accused of her murder.

The trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has been adjourned for a day to allow time for lawyers to address outstanding legal issues.

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 honeymooner Michaela McAreavey will not return to the witness box to give additional evidence to the trial of two men accused of the crime, a court in Mauritius was told.

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.

The widower of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has moved to correct part of the evidence he gave to the trial of two men accused of the crime.

It was a rare moment as John McAreavey allowed the flicker of a smile to lighten his face.

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.

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

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.

After six testing days in court, it was the first marked sign of frustration from Michaela McAreavey’s family.

After six testing days in court it was the first marked sign of frustration from Michaela McAreavey's loved ones.

Four days into the trial and the judge had clearly had enough.

The angry exchanges on the fourth day of the trial of two men for the murder of Michaela McAreavey developed after police Sergeant Govinder Ramasawmy told the court that he gave a “sex guide” manual to husband John three days after his wife was killed, along with 12 other possessions from their room in the luxury hotel.

Attempts to explore the private lives of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey and her husband provoked fierce clashes today at the trial of two men accused of the crime.

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.