Mauritius case to resume on Monday after legal discussions delayThe Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius will resume on Monday after proceedings were delayed by legal discussions yesterday…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Lawyer was at forced signing of confession, says accusedA HOTEL cleaner accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey has claimed he and his lawyer looked on in silence as police dictated…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey accused denies lying to courtA HOTEL cleaner on trial for the murder of Michaela McAreavey has been accused of lying in court and trying to cover up for one…Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Tense day in court as suspect spends nine hours in dockTENSION HAS been running high in courtroom number five for weeks, but it took the longest day for it finally to spill over.Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
A high-pitched voice offered a defendant's version of eventsYESTERDAY THE court finally heard him speakWed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Murder accused takes stand in MauritiusONE OF the hotel cleaners accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey sobbed in court yesterday after claiming he was tortured by…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey rejects claim police tortured suspectJOHN McAREAVEY called out “lies” from the public gallery yesterday as the trial of two men accused of murdering his wife heard…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Accusation pierces afternoon torpor of the Port Louis courtroomTHE DEFENCE barrister had been on his feet for an hour and a half, trying to chip away, one by one, at the credibility of the…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
French minister has strong Irish linksFRANCE’S NEW government will have a strong Irish link after Hélène Conway Mouret, who has lived in Ireland for the past 30 years…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Jury visits scene of McAreavey killingTHE JURY of the Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius yesterday visited the hotel where the Irish woman was killed last…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Claim arguing couple were McAreaveys droppedLAWYERS FOR the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey have pulled back from their claim that a couple seen apparently…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Hotel staff to be called to identify CCTV pairSTAFF FROM the hotel where Michaela McAreavey was killed will be called to give evidence in court next week in an attempt to …Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Mauritius murder trial halted for day over legal issuesTHE TRIAL of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius was adjourned for discussions between legal teams yesterday…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Hotel managers played 'a dirty game', says Mauritian officerA SENIOR Mauritian police officer has accused managers at the hotel where Michaela McAreavey was killed of “playing a dirty game…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Cleaner lied about suspect in Mauritius, police claimMAURITIAN POLICE investigating the killing of Michaela McAreavey believed a hotel worker lied to them to protect one of the men…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Purse found in room was not checked for prints, court toldA PURSE found in the hotel room where Michaela McAreavey was killed last year was not checked for fingerprints by police, a court…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Judge loses cool after audacious escape right under his noseA ringing phone put a halt to proceedings on a day when the pace of questioning picked upFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey seeks to correct date given in evidenceJOHN McAREAVEY may return to the witness box at the trial of two men accused of murdering his wife, Michaela, after he indicated…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
'She was a wonderful, wonderful person'There was silence as McAreavey told of his two-week marriage and his memories of the day his wife was killedThu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
John McAreavey tells court his life ended when Michaela's didJOHN McAREAVEY could just about hold his composure as he described the day he met the “charming, wonderful” Michaela when they…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey says wife's killing ended his lifeJOHN McAREAVEY has told a court in Mauritius he felt his life had ended when his wife Michaela was killed in their hotel room…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Cascade of numbers frustrates eyewitness and judge as lawyer for accused asked to change tackIT WAS starting to sound less like a cross-examination and more like a maths test when Raj Theekoy finally, after a day and a…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Witness joked with accused after killingA HOTEL cleaner who has implicated two colleagues in the killing of Michaela McAreavey was drinking tea and joking with one of…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Lawyers for accused men search for holes in evidence of only eyewitness to implicate themThe arrival of the key witness in the Mauritian murder trial sparked a flurry of media activityTue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Cleaner says he saw defendants leave roomA HOTEL cleaner has said he saw the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey leave her room shortly after he heard a woman…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
When the novel meets the NaziLaurent Binet reckons novels can’t explain Nazis, so in writing ‘HHhH’ he tried to avoid fictionalising one of the second World…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Court tries to digest fried rice implicationsAs the trial drifted to the end of its second week, the issue of a takeaway was top of the menuSat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey witnesses 'not interviewed'THE DETECTIVE who led the inquiry into the killing of Michaela McAreavey has admitted that potential witnesses were not interviewed…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey trial hears of alleged police tortureONE OF the men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey has claimed police said his wife would be sent to Ireland to live with…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Drawn-out account makes for long, tedious dayTHE COURT now has two irreconcilable accounts of what happened between the police and Avinash Treebhoowoon in the days after …Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Lawyer for McAreavey defendant quits caseTHE TRIAL of two hotel workers accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey took a dramatic turn yesterday when one of the men’s lawyers…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Defence counsel exits in theatrical fashion“I WILL be back, in Arnold Schwarzenegger style,” said Ravi Rutnah with a grin as he informed the judge he was formally withdrawing…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Case evolves amid language flaws and jarring laughsIT WAS 3.40pm when the phone rang at the police station at Grand Gaube, a sleepy fishing village at one of the northern tips …Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Husband was termed suspect, McAreavey trial toldMICHAELA McAREAVEY’S husband John had been described as a suspect in police logs in the hours after she was found dead, the criminal…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
DNA was victim's own, court toldFORENSIC SCIENTISTS in Mauritius were unable to find any DNA profile relating to any other person on Michaela McAreavey’s body…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
No DNA of accused on McAreavey, court toldFORENSIC TESTS on the body of Michaela McAreavey found no DNA traces from the two men accused of murdering her, their trial in…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Room 1025 in Mauritius honeymoon hotel still refusing to give up its secretsTHE CROWDS arrived yesterday to find that a thick, 30ft tree had collapsed in high winds and the falling trunk had slammed against…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Families reject attempt to 'denigrate' MichaelaTHE FAMILIES of John McAreavey and his late wife, Michaela, have said they are distressed and dismayed at any attempt to “denigrate…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Language barrier but tension clearly understoodA mix of languages and humidity in a packed courtroom add to the strain between lawyersSat May 26 2012 - 01:00
The small courtroom creates an awkward intimacyThe trial of two men for the murder of Michaela McAreavey is proceeding slowly, with occasional heated moments, such as yesterday…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Row over privacy in McAreavey murder trialA FIERCE row broke out yesterday at the trial of two men charged with murdering Michaela McAreavey after a lawyer for one of …Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Defence team in Mauritius trial questions police conductJUNIOR DEFENCE lawyer Ravi Ratnah had been firing questions at the police draughtsman for almost two hours when Judge Prithviraj…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey murder accused claims police beat himA HOTEL worker accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius last year said he was beaten and had his head held under …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey murder trial is told witness saw accused leave roomTHE CHAOTIC crush at the door had eased and the frenzied opening-day atmosphere had given way to a more low key, purposeful tone…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Crowd jostles for best vantage point in packed courtroomIT WAS just after 9am and the sun was breaking through the treetops when John McAreavey arrived at the fine colonial-era courthouse…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Jury at Mauritius murder trial sworn inA JURY has been sworn in at the trial in Mauritius of two hotel workers accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey, the daughter…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey trial jury sent homeA jury that was sworn in for the trial of two men accused of strangling Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius last year has retired…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
McAreavey trial set to beginSixteen months after newlywed Michaela McAreavey was strangled, a high-profile legal case is about to be heard in Mauritius.Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
