Michaela - The Aftermath (Please exercise discretion)

[J OGorman]

I wouldn't say we fuel the format of the reporting though gallsman.

Most people I'd say were utterly impressed with the way the Errigal Ciaran club kept camera lenses at a distance yesterday. They made sure respect and dignity was delivered to the families. It was their obvious imperiative throughout. We should all take some pride away as members of the GAA family the way they carried out their duties.

As has been mentioned, Peter Robinsons words yesterday were very poignant. I do think statements like that bring this island forward in leaps.

You and I know that come election time normal service will have resumed for Robinson, Elliott etc.

could you not have let your thoughts slide this time?
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The GAA community really is something special and something I am so proud to be a part of. The gaels of Errigal were magnificent

[Oldhacker]

The morning print edition of the Telegraph ran the incorrect story about Mauritius  and it was replaced, without explanation, by a report on the actual memorial service in the final edition.

[Tony Baloney]

I wouldn't say we fuel the format of the reporting though gallsman.

Most people I'd say were utterly impressed with the way the Errigal Ciaran club kept camera lenses at a distance yesterday. They made sure respect and dignity was delivered to the families. It was their obvious imperiative throughout. We should all take some pride away as members of the GAA family the way they carried out their duties.

As has been mentioned, Peter Robinsons words yesterday were very poignant. I do think statements like that bring this island forward in leaps.

You and I know that come election time normal service will have resumed for Robinson, Elliott etc.

could you not have let your thoughts slide this time?
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The GAA community really is something special and something I am so proud to be a part of. The gaels of Errigal were magnificent

Nope.

[DennistheMenace]

4th arrest, not many details.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12219596

[armaghniac]

Mautitian policeman on RTE radio now. The arrested is one of the security staff in the hotel, he denies involvement. He may be connected to the duplicate electronic key. Police are still investigating.

DNA currently being tested by independent lab. Police have other evidence in addition to DNA.

[Tony Baloney]

Mautitian policeman on RTE radio now. The arrested is one of the security staff in the hotel, he denies involvement. He may be connected to the duplicate electronic key. Police are still investigating.

DNA currently being tested by independent lab. Police have other evidence in addition to DNA.

Did the Irish News send you to Mauritius too?

[gallsman]

Delighted to see I'm not the only one who felt the same way. I'll happily hold my hands up and admit to not finding the Indo fit to wipe my hole with prior to this, but even in an isolated context this would have been a terrible piece of lazy journalism.

The article:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/no-memorial-held-on-holiday-island-2500003.html

No memorial held on holiday island

FOR a week, just as at home in Ireland, it was front page news in Mauritus.

But yesterday on the holiday island the funeral of Michaela Harte went totally unnoticed.

No services were held to correspond with the burial in Ireland, there was no minute's silence, not a single bunch of flowers laid.

The murder of the 27-year-old horrified the Indian Ocean island for almost a week, with locals worried the awful killing could damage the tourism trade.

Taxi drivers, hotel workers and ordinary people in the street spoke of their shock, and of how this was the first time a holidaymaker had been killed on the island.

At the Legends Hotel, where three hotel employees were allegedly involved in her death, guests strolled between the hotel and the poolside, passing by room 1025.

Ceremony

The room was sealed off after the honeymooner's lifeless body was found in the bath last Monday afternoon.

A short mass was held at the hotel on Thursday last at the request of the staff but manager Brice Lunot said they did not hold a ceremony yesterday for fear on intruding on the remaining guests.

Mauritius is multicultural but largely Hindu, with few Catholic churches on the island. While the crowds spilled out from St Malachy's church outside Ballygawley, no such service was held here.

Never mind the fact that it is blatantly incorrect about the lack of a memorial taking place, who the hell is Edel Kennedy to essentially condemn a nation even if there hadn't been one? From what I read over the last week the Mauritian people, authorities and Legends hotel staff reacted with dismay and revulsion to the murder and offered John McAreavey whatever support they could.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

From the www.irishtimes.com...

Harte accused alleges coercion

BILL CORCORAN in Cape Town

A Mauritian magistrate has ordered the police complaints bureau to investigate whether Michaela Harte murder accused Avinash Treebhoowoon was coerced into admitting involvement in her death last week.

Magistrate Bonomally made her ruling after Mr Treebhoowoon alleged in her court for a second time in a week that police had tortured and beaten him while in custody.

Mr Treebhoowoon is one of four employees from the exclusive Legends Hotel in Grand Gaube who have been charged in connection with Ms Harte's murder in her hotel room on January 11th last.

During his first court appearance last week, the 29-year-old said he was innocent of murder and claimed that he had been assaulted while in police custody.

The magistrate ordered that a police doctor examine him. The doctor later said he could find no injuries consistent with being beaten up.

Police said Mr Treebhoowoon had voluntarily admitted in an interview that he and a second co-accused, Sandip Mooneea, had killed Ms Harte when she found them trying to rob her room.

Counsel for Mr Treebhoowoon, Ravi Rutna,  today presented a motion alleging police brutality against his client and asked the magistrate to allow him to make a statement.

Mr Treebhoowoon explained that after his January 11th hearing, he was taken to the Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT) offices in the capital Port Louis where he was subjected to police brutality for a second time.

"I was undressed and laid on a table. There was a bucket full of water next to the table. Continuously, my head was plunged into the bucket," said Mr Treebhoowoon. "At the same time, I was beaten up, thus forcing me to confess."

Mr Treebhoowoon, a room attendant, and floor superviser Sandip Mooneea, (41), have been charged with murder. Room attendant Raj Theekoy (33), and security guard Dassen Narainen (26), have been charged with conspiracy to murder.

Prosecutors officially charged Mr Narainen this morning with conspiring with Mr Treebhoowoon and Mr Mooneea to commit murder. He was arrested yesterday, a week after his three co-accused.

Police said Mr Treebhoowoon and Mr Theekoy have confessed to the charges against them. The remaining two men are maintaining their innocence.

The four suspects arrived at Mapou District Court under heavy police escort. They have been remanded in custody until February 8th when they can apply for bail.

The funeral of Ms Harte, a 27-year-old Irish language teacher, was held on Monday at the same rural church in Co Tyrone, St Malachy's in Ballymacilroy, where she married last month.

[seafoid]

From the www.irishtimes.com...

Harte accused alleges coercion

BILL CORCORAN in Cape Town

A Mauritian magistrate has ordered the police complaints bureau to investigate whether Michaela Harte murder accused Avinash Treebhoowoon was coerced into admitting involvement in her death last week.

Magistrate Bonomally made her ruling after Mr Treebhoowoon alleged in her court for a second time in a week that police had tortured and beaten him while in custody.

Mr Treebhoowoon is one of four employees from the exclusive Legends Hotel in Grand Gaube who have been charged in connection with Ms Harte's murder in her hotel room on January 11th last.

During his first court appearance last week, the 29-year-old said he was innocent of murder and claimed that he had been assaulted while in police custody.

The magistrate ordered that a police doctor examine him. The doctor later said he could find no injuries consistent with being beaten up.

Police said Mr Treebhoowoon had voluntarily admitted in an interview that he and a second co-accused, Sandip Mooneea, had killed Ms Harte when she found them trying to rob her room.

Counsel for Mr Treebhoowoon, Ravi Rutna,  today presented a motion alleging police brutality against his client and asked the magistrate to allow him to make a statement.

Mr Treebhoowoon explained that after his January 11th hearing, he was taken to the Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT) offices in the capital Port Louis where he was subjected to police brutality for a second time.

"I was undressed and laid on a table. There was a bucket full of water next to the table. Continuously, my head was plunged into the bucket," said Mr Treebhoowoon. "At the same time, I was beaten up, thus forcing me to confess."

Mr Treebhoowoon, a room attendant, and floor superviser Sandip Mooneea, (41), have been charged with murder. Room attendant Raj Theekoy (33), and security guard Dassen Narainen (26), have been charged with conspiracy to murder.

Prosecutors officially charged Mr Narainen this morning with conspiring with Mr Treebhoowoon and Mr Mooneea to commit murder. He was arrested yesterday, a week after his three co-accused.Police said Mr Treebhoowoon and Mr Theekoy have confessed to the charges against them. The remaining two men are maintaining their innocence.The four suspects arrived at Mapou District Court under heavy police escort. They have been remanded in custody until February 8th when they can apply for bail.The funeral of Ms Harte, a 27-year-old Irish language teacher, was held on Monday at the same rural church in Co Tyrone, St Malachy's in Ballymacilroy, where she married last month.

Mauritius is very culturally close to India and in India suspects are routinely tortured so that they confess. Remember Mauritius is a third world country heavily dependent on tourism where most workers are paid very little and petty crime in the resorts is normal. Mistreating the suspects also sends out a strong message to the rest of the population.

I just saw that Switzerland is rushing through a law that would mean anyone convicted of selling bank details to a third party will be liable to a minimum of 3 years on jail. This is a similar example of an establishment trying to protect its cashflow. 

[tyssam5]

From the www.irishtimes.com...

Harte accused alleges coercion

BILL CORCORAN in Cape Town

A Mauritian magistrate has ordered the police complaints bureau to investigate whether Michaela Harte murder accused Avinash Treebhoowoon was coerced into admitting involvement in her death last week.

Magistrate Bonomally made her ruling after Mr Treebhoowoon alleged in her court for a second time in a week that police had tortured and beaten him while in custody.

Mr Treebhoowoon is one of four employees from the exclusive Legends Hotel in Grand Gaube who have been charged in connection with Ms Harte's murder in her hotel room on January 11th last.

During his first court appearance last week, the 29-year-old said he was innocent of murder and claimed that he had been assaulted while in police custody.

The magistrate ordered that a police doctor examine him. The doctor later said he could find no injuries consistent with being beaten up.

Police said Mr Treebhoowoon had voluntarily admitted in an interview that he and a second co-accused, Sandip Mooneea, had killed Ms Harte when she found them trying to rob her room.

Counsel for Mr Treebhoowoon, Ravi Rutna,  today presented a motion alleging police brutality against his client and asked the magistrate to allow him to make a statement.

Mr Treebhoowoon explained that after his January 11th hearing, he was taken to the Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT) offices in the capital Port Louis where he was subjected to police brutality for a second time.

"I was undressed and laid on a table. There was a bucket full of water next to the table. Continuously, my head was plunged into the bucket," said Mr Treebhoowoon. "At the same time, I was beaten up, thus forcing me to confess."

Mr Treebhoowoon, a room attendant, and floor superviser Sandip Mooneea, (41), have been charged with murder. Room attendant Raj Theekoy (33), and security guard Dassen Narainen (26), have been charged with conspiracy to murder.

Prosecutors officially charged Mr Narainen this morning with conspiring with Mr Treebhoowoon and Mr Mooneea to commit murder. He was arrested yesterday, a week after his three co-accused.Police said Mr Treebhoowoon and Mr Theekoy have confessed to the charges against them. The remaining two men are maintaining their innocence.The four suspects arrived at Mapou District Court under heavy police escort. They have been remanded in custody until February 8th when they can apply for bail.The funeral of Ms Harte, a 27-year-old Irish language teacher, was held on Monday at the same rural church in Co Tyrone, St Malachy's in Ballymacilroy, where she married last month.

Mauritius is very culturally close to India and in India suspects are routinely tortured so that they confess. Remember Mauritius is a third world country heavily dependent on tourism where most workers are paid very little and petty crime in the resorts is normal. Mistreating the suspects also sends out a strong message to the rest of the population.

I just saw that Switzerland is rushing through a law that would mean anyone convicted of selling bank details to a third party will be liable to a minimum of 3 years on jail. This is a similar example of an establishment trying to protect its cashflow.

Your knowledge knows no bounds!

[armaghniac]

Accused to provide testimony in murder case
Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Police in Mauritius have made a major breakthrough in the Michaela Harte McAreavey murder case after one suspect agreed to testify against her alleged killers.

Tyrone GAA boss Mickey Harte's only daughter was murdered in January while on honeymoon with her husband John McAreavey. The 28-year-old former beauty queen (right) was strangled after she apparently disturbed intruders in the couple's hotel room.

Mauritian Raj Theekoy (31) walked free from court on Monday following a hearing which heard he would provide crucial testimony implicating his former colleagues Avinash Treebhoowoon (29) and Sandip Moneea (41).

Mr Theekoy had been charged with conspiracy to commit murder but is now to become a witness in the trial of the pair who are accused of killing Mrs McAreavey on January 10.

Police inspector Ranjit Jokhoo yesterday said he believed Mr Theekoy's evidence would help bring Mrs McAreavey's killers to justice.

"Theekoy was a suspect but at this stage all of the charges against him have been dropped," said Jokhoo.

"This is because he has agreed to become a key state witness.

"He will tell the court that he saw the two main suspects leaving the murder room in the moments after the offence was committed," he added.

"As a result of this testimony, the police advised the department of public prosecutions to drop the charges against him."

Mr Theekoy was arrested alongside Mr Treebhoowoon and Mr Moneea on January 11, the day after the murder at the luxury Legends Hotel.

Detectives provisionally charged the room cleaner with conspiracy to commit murder |following the allegation he had failed to raise the alarm despite hearing screams coming from inside Mrs McAreavey's room.

On Monday magistrate Sheila Bonomally was told prosecutors were willing to dismiss the case against Mr Theekoy, for which he had spent almost three months on remand. The hotel worker was released unconditionally.

The court also heard the preliminary murder charges against Mr Moneea and Mr Treebhoowoon would be upheld again after prosecutors said they believed there was sufficient evidence to justify a trial.

Detectives have claimed Mr Treebhoowoon admitted the pair killed Mrs McAreavey by accident after she entered her bedroom and caught them stealing from her purse. He allegedly told officers they dumped the former Rose of Tralee contestant's body in the bath after Mr Moneea strangled her.

However, Mr Moneea, a room supervisor, has always denied the claim. The hearing also saw charges against a fourth suspect lowered.

Legends Hotel security officer Dassen Narainen (26) had faced a provisional charge of conspiracy to commit murder after allegedly confessing he helped supply a magnetic room key.

The court heard prosecutors would instead bring a formal charge against him of conspiracy to commit theft. The main trial is not expected to take place until next year at the earliest.

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/michaela-harte-mcareavey-suspect-freed-in-trial-deal-15130787.html#ixzz1I6eTMBz3

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Michaela - Finding Peace

On RTE1 @ 9:30pm this evening.