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The Mauritius POLICE has officially closed investigations into the murder of Michaela McAreavey, almost ten years after her tragic death.
A new investigation into the murder, announced in August, has found no new evidence to justify a new trial, or a new trial before a jury, the Mauritius DPP said. Independent..
Medhi Manrakahan, Principal Assistant to the Mauritius DPP, said: “The Police Commissioner has informed us that the police have closed their investigation into the murder of Michaela Harte as the new investigation has not detected new evidence that could have warranted a reopening / retrial of the case before a jury. “
Manakahan, the lawyer who represented the State of Mauritius in the 2012 trial of two hotel workers who were charged and later acquitted of the murder, added: “The DPP has no further comment to make under the circumstances.”
Michaela, the daughter of former Tyrone GAA manager Mickey Harte, married shortly before their trip to the island.
Hopes for a breakthrough in the case were raised over the summer when it emerged that a new team of investigators was looking into the circumstances of the 27-year-old teacher’s death as part of renewed efforts to bring her killer (s) to justice. .
Speaking at the time, an attorney for the McAreavey and Harte families, Dick Ng Sui Wa, told the Irish Independent A a new team of investigators had taken up the case “some time ago” and hoped that an update on their work would be available in the next few weeks.
However, her husband John McAreavey, who has repeatedly criticized the Mauritian authorities for failing to move forward in the case, questioned the timing of the “new” investigation.
He wrote: “I note that the government of Mauritius has launched a ‘new’ police investigation into Michaela’s murder. This comes a week after I questioned his association with @LFC (Liverpool Football Club). Perhaps people will now understand the guy of bulls * ** I’ve had to hold out for so long. #Justiceformichaela “.
The news of the Mauritius Police Commissioner’s decision to close the case comes nearly a decade after the murder of Michaela McAreavey, a young newlywed with dreams of an idyllic family life, stunned the nation.
McAreavey was found strangled in the bathroom of her hotel suite after returning alone to her room at the former Legends Hotel in Grand Gaube, Mauritius.
Two hotel workers, Avinash Treebhoowoon and Sandip Moneea, were charged with the murder but later acquitted.
A new investigation was launched after the verdicts, without success.
In 2017, an elite task force was established in Mauritius in an attempt to bring those responsible for the murder to justice.
At the time, prosecutor Satyajit Boolell said the investigation was still ongoing and that those who killed her “would face justice.”
He said he hoped the new task force would uncover “compelling new evidence.” Boolell’s comments came after John McAreavey traveled to Mauricio with his sister, Claire, and Mark Harte, Michaela’s older brother, in an effort to revive the case.
A reward of two million Mauritian rupees (45,000 euros) was offered for new information, but that also failed to lead to a breakthrough in the investigation.
A request for comments has been made to the Harte and McArevey families.
Irish independent
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