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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

One of the men charged with murdering Michaela McAreavey alleges that police tried to suffocate him with a towel and held his head in a bucket of water while he was interrogated, a court in Mauritius heard today.