Accused alleges police tortured him to get confession

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.

Avinash Treebhoowon insists his admission of guilt was extracted with police brutality.

The court in Mauritius heard claims that officers also failed to put anti-contamination clothes on him when he was taken to the crime scene at the holiday island’s luxury Legends Hotel for a reconstruction three days after the murder.