Michaela’s family to sue hotel for €1.6m

Relatives of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey are to sue the Mauritius hotel where she was strangled for €1.625m.

Dick Ng Sui Wa, who represented Ms McAreavey’s husband John at the trial of two men for her killing, confirmed on Mauritian radio yesterday that the action will begin in the island’s Supreme Court on Nov 15.

He also said the Harte and McAreavey families want the majority of any compensation awarded to go to a charity foundation bearing the Tyrone teacher’s name, dedicated to helping children in need.