Concern over lack of DNA samples taken in McAreavey probe

There have been fresh claims about the standard of the police investigation into the murder of Michaela McAreavey as a man dubbed the prime suspect in her death has denied any involvement.

While the life of the 27-year-old from Tyrone was celebrated in the ‘Match for Michaela’ in Belfast’s Casement Park on Saturday, a former Garda detective sergeant suggested there had been serious faults in the investigation carried out into her death by Mauritian police.

Michaela was killed while on honeymoon in Mauritius after disturbing a robbery in her room. Two men were acquitted of her murder following a trial earlier this year.