Police quizzed on crime scene photos

Police catastrophically failed to take crime scene photos that may have helped in the Michaela McAreavey murder investigation, a trial heard.

Defence lawyer Ravi Rutnah repeatedly challenged a Mauritian police photographer why certain supposedly relevant items and areas had not been assessed or captured in the hours after the Co Tyrone teacher was found dead.

As graphic images of the murder scene, with Mrs McAreavey’s body still in situ, were shown to jurors, police constable Harris Jeewooth defended his work and insisted he only photographed what he was instructed to.