McAreavey leaves amid jubilant scenes

The guards could hardly shield their anger, bundling throngs of celebrating supporters aside they escorted their erstwhile prisoners across the courtyard one last time.

The snarling officers burst through the jubilant crowds like a human battering ram, whisking Avinash Treebhoowon and Sandip Mooneea to the back of the court building at almost a sprint.

But moments later, the pair walked back into the paved yard on their own, as free men.