A new police team is taking over the investigation and a judicial inquiry is being launched into the death of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

Mauritius intends to set up a judicial inquiry to examine the Michaela McAreavey murder and a new police team is to be appointed to carry on the investigation.

A new police team in Mauritius is being appointed to re-investigate the murder of Michaela McAreavey on the island last January.

The prime minister of Mauritius has claimed the graphic images of Michaela McAreavey which appeared in a Sunday newspaper were given to the publication by a defence lawyer.