Police ‘diced with justice and Mauritius’

Police investigating the murder of Michaela McAreavey have diced with justice and risked the reputation of Mauritius by accusing a man who could not have physically committed the crime, his trial was warned.

Police ‘diced with justice and Mauritius’

Rama Valayden, defending Sandip Moneea, claimed evidence would show the accused was on a four- minute phone call to his sister at the time the prosecution contends the Co Tyrone honeymooner was strangled in her hotel room.

In a 90-minute statement to open his case, said he was angry because those really responsible for the “despicable murder” were walking free while an innocent man sat in the dock.

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