McAreavey calm amid the chaos as murder trial starts

John McAreavey paused for a moment before entering the small cobbled yard that led to courtroom 5.

It was almost as if he was steeling himself, not just for the day ahead but for the whole gruelling trial.

The widower of Michaela McAreavey then slowly walked into the storm awaiting him at Mauritius’s Supreme Court. He had not gone five steps before he was enveloped by the onrushing crowd.