The family of murder victim Michaela McAreavey have issued a statement after a newspaper in Mauritius today published photographs of the crime scene at the Legends Hotel, including images of Michaela's body.

Lawyers for two men acquitted of the murder of Michaela McAreavey are today expected to say they have information which could lead to the arrest of her killer.

The father of one of the men on trial for murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has been accused of lying in the witness box to save his son.

The German couple seen in CCTV footage at the Micheala McAreavey murder trial last Friday has confirmed they are the people in the video - and are willing to testify to that effect if required.

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.

Crowds gathered early yesterday outside the Supreme Court in Mauritius intent on seeing for themselves what the much rumoured CCTV footage from Legends Hotel portrayed.

A policeman has denied claims that he grabbed one of the men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey and held his head under water during interrogation.

A hotel worker accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey called for a doctor when the honeymooner’s body was discovered, his trial in Mauritius has heard.

John McAreavey came face-to-face with the man accused of murdering his wife in the hours before she was found dead, he told a court in Mauritius.

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

A policeman has today been confronted with claims that he beat and threatened one of the men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey.

A policeman remained silent when asked what he did with one of the men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey the morning after the crime.

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.

John McAreavey’s frantic bid to revive the body of his lifeless bride Michaela was outlined in harrowing detail as prosecutors opened the case against the men accused of her murder.

John McAreavey’s frantic bid to revive his wife Michaela were outlined in harrowing detail as prosecutors opened the case against the men accused of her murder in Mauritius.

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

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

A fifth man, arrested in connection with the killing of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius, has appeared in court charged with conspiracy.

A sixth man is being questioned by police in Mauritius in connection with the murder of Michaela McAreavy.

Police in Mauritius are now questioning a fifth man as part of their investigation into the murder of Michaela McAreavey.

A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

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.

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

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

There are unconfirmed reports that two of the suspects in the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius have confessed to her murder.

The prime suspect in the murder of Michaela McAreavey has confessed to the crime.

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.

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.