McAreavey brands as ‘lies’ claims of police brutality

The widower of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey called out at the trial of two men accused of her murder to brand a defence lawyer a liar.

John McAreavey’s interjection from the court’s public gallery came in response to claims defendant Avinash Treebhoowon was tortured to extract a fabricated confession.

Barrister Sanjeev Teeluckdharry had been outlining the allegations of police brutality as he opened his defence case in the Supreme Court in Port Louis, Mauritius.