Men cleared of killing Michaela set to sue state

The two men cleared of killing Michaela McAreavey are set to sue the Mauritian state for damages, their barristers have warned.

In a press conference five days after Avinash Treebhoowon and Sandip Mooneea were found not guilty of killing the 27-year-old Tyrone woman, their respective barristers, Sanjeev Teeluckd-harry and Rama Valayden, said the state “should have done an out-of-court settlement” and warned the claim for damages could emerge in a few days.

During their address to the media, which was attended by both the cleared men and their wives, the two lawyers focused on what they described as the “incompetence” of the police and the shortcomings of the investigation.