Emotional court scenes as Michaela's husband gives evidence

Widower John McAreavey broke down in court today as he described the moment he found his new bride strangled in their hotel room in Mauritius.

Emotional court scenes as Michaela's husband gives evidence

Widower John McAreavey broke down in court today as he described the moment he found his new bride strangled in their hotel room in Mauritius.

Mr McAreavey also revealed that police handcuffed and left him alone in a room for more than five hours in the wake of his wife Michaela’s murder, with one officer telling him: “What are you crying about? You’re young, you’ll get another wife.”

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