Further disruptions as fried rice saga takes another twist

Court proceedings might have been in an unfamiliar tongue, but the loved ones of Michaela McAreavey still did not want them drowned out.

“Show some respect,” her sister-in-law Claire McAreavey requested firmly, turning to those causing a disruption in the public gallery.

The family was again without a real-time translation service as two witnesses gave evidence to the Supreme Court in their native French Creole. They relied instead on post-testimony debriefings.