Verdict prompts questions onpolice’s handling of murder probe

The verdict in the Michaela McAreavey murder case will inevitably prompt serious questions for Mauritian police over their handling of the investigation.

While allegations of police brutality against one of the accused were a consistent theme through the eight weeks of the trial, many other aspects of officers’ conduct were also put under the spotlight.

None more so than the treatment of widower John McAreavey in the hours after the crime.