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13/01/2011
Accused 'Confesses To Harte Murder'
Police in Mauritius have alleged that one of the three men charged in connection to the killing of Michaela Harte has confessed to the killing.
Avinash Treebhoowoon, 29, appeared in court on Wednesday, along with Sandip Moneea, 41, and Raj Theekoy, 33.
Michaela, 27, the daughter of Tyrone Gaelic Football Manager Mickey Harte, was found strangled on Monday while on honeymoon.
She married John McAreavey, a member of Down's Gaelic Football Team, on 30 December.
The development follows the revelation that a lawyer for Raj Theekoy - who is charged with conspiracy to murder - said his client had spoken to police and implicated the other two men.
All three men, currently remanded in police custody, will return to court next Wednesday, when they are expected either to be formally charged or released.
The electronic key cards and CCTV footage were key in making the arrests.
Last night, a police chief in Mauritius said that skin tissue found under the fingernails of Mrs McAreavey could prove crucial to the police case against the three men charged over her killing.
If convicted of murder in the "higher court" the men could face up to 47 years in prison.
It is believed that Mrs McAreavey's body will return home this evening with a funeral planned for early next week.
Mrs McAreavey's husband, John said: "I love my wife, very, very much and my world revolved around her.
"I can't describe in words how lost I feel as Michaela is not just the light of my life - she is my life," Mr McAreavey said.
The funeral Mass is expected to take place at the church where she was married - St Malachy's in Ballymacilroy, County Tyrone.
(BMcN)
Avinash Treebhoowoon, 29, appeared in court on Wednesday, along with Sandip Moneea, 41, and Raj Theekoy, 33.
Michaela, 27, the daughter of Tyrone Gaelic Football Manager Mickey Harte, was found strangled on Monday while on honeymoon.
She married John McAreavey, a member of Down's Gaelic Football Team, on 30 December.
The development follows the revelation that a lawyer for Raj Theekoy - who is charged with conspiracy to murder - said his client had spoken to police and implicated the other two men.
All three men, currently remanded in police custody, will return to court next Wednesday, when they are expected either to be formally charged or released.
The electronic key cards and CCTV footage were key in making the arrests.
Last night, a police chief in Mauritius said that skin tissue found under the fingernails of Mrs McAreavey could prove crucial to the police case against the three men charged over her killing.
If convicted of murder in the "higher court" the men could face up to 47 years in prison.
It is believed that Mrs McAreavey's body will return home this evening with a funeral planned for early next week.
Mrs McAreavey's husband, John said: "I love my wife, very, very much and my world revolved around her.
"I can't describe in words how lost I feel as Michaela is not just the light of my life - she is my life," Mr McAreavey said.
The funeral Mass is expected to take place at the church where she was married - St Malachy's in Ballymacilroy, County Tyrone.
(BMcN)
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