This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18454787#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Trial of Michaela McAreavey views CCTV footage from hotel | Trial of Michaela McAreavey views CCTV footage from hotel |
| (40 minutes later) | |
| The trial of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has been shown CCTV footage from the hotel on the day of the killing and the previous day. | |
| The 27-year-old was found dead at the Legends Hotel on 10 January 2011. | |
| Avinash Treebhoowoon, 30, and Sandip Moneea, 42, deny murdering the County Tyrone teacher in her honeymoon suite. | |
| On Friday, the court saw footage of Mrs McAreavey and her husband, John. | On Friday, the court saw footage of Mrs McAreavey and her husband, John. |
| Footage from 9 January showed the couple at the spa reception of the hotel. When he viewed the pictures, John McAreavy started to cry and left the courtroom. | |
| CCTV pictures were also shown from the following day, when the murder happened. | |
| Mr McAreavey was pictured at the reception of the hotel, wearing shorts and carrying a beach bag at around 15:15 BST. The court heard he looked agitated and was waiting for a key to get into his room. | |
| Police believe Mrs McAreavey was murdered about 14.45 BST. | |
| The defence team have now begun to cross-examine the Assistant Chief Police officer, Yoosoof Soopun, about the footage. | |
| He told the court he had not watched any footage from 9 January and had only viewed half hour of footage from 10 January. | |
| 'Difficult days' | |
| However, he said when he viewed the CCTV pictures he had not actually seen any photos of Michaela McAreavey. | |
| The defence barristers are still pressing the line that the police bungled the murder investigation. | |
| BBC Newsline reporter Natasha Sayee, who is in Mauritius, said: "Media interest here is huge, the public interest is huge and that's all because of what we're seeing here today. | |
| "It is not easy viewing for Mr McAreavey today, (it's) probably one of the most difficult days he's had to face in his case so far." | |
| It is understood the defence case is due to begin on Monday. Four witnesses will be called to give evidence. |