"The truth has triumphed" - accused respond to Michaela verdict
“I suffered a lot. I was brutalised by police. I was beaten so much,” Avinash Treebhoowon said outside the courtroom.
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“I suffered a lot. I was brutalised by police. I was beaten so much,” Avinash Treebhoowon said outside the courtroom.
One of the defence lawyers said that the investigation in Michaela McAreavey’s murder should be reopened.
Defence lawyers claimed the judge had acted inappropriately in interrupting a cross-examination.
Avinash Treebhoowon was cross-examined by the prosecution today as the trial of the two men accused of murdering the Tyrone woman continued in Mauritius.
One of the accused, Avinash Treebhowon, is expected to be called to the stand tomorrow.
The judge has said he needs more time to consider his ruling on some legal issues.
The court heard evidence from the doctor who examined the 27-year-old Tyrone woman following her death at a hotel in Mauritius last year.
Trial in Mauritius postponed until tomorrow morning as judge asks for time to consider legal issues.
The husband of Michaela McAreavey told a court in Mauritius how his wife was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
He will be called to give evidence for the prosecution.