It’s a good thing the French didn’t say that about Ireland after our high profile case in west Cork…

Yea because we’re overwhelmed with French tourists every year………..

Only about 400,000 every year… our fourth largest tourist market.

She wasn’t a tourist and he wasn’t irish.

Who wasn’t Irish? The case is unsolved… Do you know something the Gardaí don’t?

Hotel records indicated that someone gained access using a FALSE electronic key card at 3.42pm, two minutes before Michelle entered the room. Then there’s the reports of ‘skin tissue’ under Michelle’s fingernails as she fought off her attacker(s). No DNA from the cleared men was found in the room.

Nothing fishy at all about it, that’s plenty of time to come to a decision, especially when you consider that chances are they’d have been reviewing it daily on personal levels, and weighing new evidence as it came, up against old, chances are a lot of their minds would have been well made up before they went of to deliberate.

There wasn’t a shred of evidence against the accused men so it’s difficult to see where the judge blundered in giving instructions to the jury. A more important question is why the bellboy wasn’t questioned in court. He, along with Michelle’s husband, found the body yet only his statement was introduced.

THe judge told the jury they are not politicians and were not there to send the world signals about the island’s police or judicial system. This has had great impact on jury’s decision and that is why the whole verdict should be annulled and debated again before the Privy Council. The DPP must lodge an appeal before the latter court in UK.

Judge Prithviraj Fekna told the jury before they retired to make their decision to ignore the wider implications of the trial, and focus ONLY on evidence presented in court.

“”You have been told that this will have an international ramification and will affect the image of Mauritius… this is not your role. You must not allow yourself to be influenced by this, you are not politicians, you have to base yourself on what has happened.”"

Reads to me like a standard instruction from a judge to a jury in a high profile case.

As I said in another thread Fotocrat, your whole attitude seems to be “they’re guilty because everyone knows they’re guilty – why would we need any evidence?”.
The Ian Bailey case springs to mind…

I have been commenting and making MY own opinion according to what has been reported read in the press. And anyway, the whole process has only been a joke, sadly yes, and also a shame for the nation of Mauritius and its incompetent, protectionist and corrupt authorities at the highest level. I reiterate that It’s high time for a public enquiry into processes and procedures within the Mauritius Police itself, which is under the authority of the Commissioner of Police who has to report directly to the Prime Minister only.

POLL:
Should a private investigation lead by volunteer experienced Criminal Investigators be launched to find the culprit(s) in late Michaela’s murder case?
Red/Green thumbs will do.

Actually he should take a civil claim against the investigating officers.

It was their inability to do the job properly that lead to the sham of a trial.

All the two workers have been guilty of is going into the room to steal, not actually murdering her.

why fair play to enda?

it is not for him to be making any comment on this (he has no problem not making comments on plenty of other things)

if he had to make a comment why not ‘justice hasn’t been done yet’? which would have been a true and fair comment?

The two defendants have admitted to stealing ,but they walk free,justice has not been, if the judgement is they are not guilty, then the case should be investigated again, somebody killed her!!!

Dumbest post so far I’ve read on this and there’s a fair few on boards.ie as well….did you even read up on this trial Peter? It’s fairly obvious you didn’t ..maybe you should and give your brain a chance to think before opening your mouth.

@Peter

You are a fool, ignorant and inhuman. I hope you never get on to a jury of any kind. They may be, may be found innocent of murdering but they were in her room, they did steal. To me, the police screwed up here. This case should be opened again, for Michaela, her husband and her family. Justice has to prevail here.

They may have stolen from the room, but thats no reason to charge them with murder.

If the police had done their damn job properly and not be in such a rush then the right people would have been caught