‘Irish would not want innocent men convicted’

The family of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey and the people of Ireland would not want innocent men convicted of her murder, defence lawyers have told jurors.

Barristers for the two Mauritius hotel workers accused of the crime also called for a new police probe into her death at the Legends hotel, insisting the real culprit was still at large.

Counsel for Sandip Mooneea, 43, and Avinash Treebhoowon, 32, urged the jury to find their clients not guilty as they delivered separate closing addresses to their trial at the Supreme Court in Port Louis.