Policeman denies torturing suspect

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.

Constable Jean Robert Manoovaloo was also accused of pulling a towel over Avinash Treebhoowon’s face and subjecting him to numerous beatings.

At the Supreme Court in Port Louis in Mauritius, the officer rejected the claims as “false and malicious”.