Michaela McAreavey murder: no DNA of accused men found at crime scene:
Suspects' DNA not present on Northern Ireland woman's body or in Mauritius honeymoon suite where she died, court told
There were no traces of DNA from two suspects accused of murdering a Northern Irish woman on her honeymoon in Mauritius on her body or the murder scene, a court has heard.
A UK forensic expert told a Mauritian court on Monday that no genetic material from two hotel workers accused of killing Michaela McAreavey was found at the hotel room where she died in January last year.
Avinash Treebhoowoon, 30, and Sandip Moneea, 42, deny murdering the Co Tyrone teacher.
Susan Woodroffe from Cellmark Forensic Services added that two other men accused of larceny also did not have any DNA link to McAreavey's body.
Citing samples taken from the murdered bride's feet and fingernails, the forensic expert told the court in Port Louis: "There is no specific indication that any of Raj Theekoy, Sandip Moneea, Avinash Treebhoowoon or Dassen Naraynen have contributed to the results obtained."
McAreavey, the daughter of Tyrone Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, was found dead in her hotel room shortly after having lunch with her husband John while on their honeymoon.
The prosecution claims she had returned to her room and caught the accused stealing in her room.
Earlier, Constable Seevathian, a police officer from the major crime investigation team, was asked by the defence what he did with one of the men accused of murdering Mrs McAreavey the morning after the crime, but he refused to answer.
Treebhoowoon has alleged that police beat a confession out of him.
There was outrage over the weekend at the way the defence tried to include a sex guide contained in a copy of Cosmopolitan as part of its evidence. The supplement from the magazine was found in the McAreavey's hotel room and the defence's decision to highlight its presence sparked anger among the murdered woman's family and legal team both on the island and in Northern Ireland.
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Suspects' DNA not present on Northern Ireland woman's body or in Mauritius honeymoon suite where she died, court told
There were no traces of DNA from two suspects accused of murdering a Northern Irish woman on her honeymoon in Mauritius on her body or the murder scene, a court has heard.
A UK forensic expert told a Mauritian court on Monday that no genetic material from two hotel workers accused of killing Michaela McAreavey was found at the hotel room where she died in January last year.
Avinash Treebhoowoon, 30, and Sandip Moneea, 42, deny murdering the Co Tyrone teacher.
Susan Woodroffe from Cellmark Forensic Services added that two other men accused of larceny also did not have any DNA link to McAreavey's body.
Citing samples taken from the murdered bride's feet and fingernails, the forensic expert told the court in Port Louis: "There is no specific indication that any of Raj Theekoy, Sandip Moneea, Avinash Treebhoowoon or Dassen Naraynen have contributed to the results obtained."
McAreavey, the daughter of Tyrone Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, was found dead in her hotel room shortly after having lunch with her husband John while on their honeymoon.
The prosecution claims she had returned to her room and caught the accused stealing in her room.
Earlier, Constable Seevathian, a police officer from the major crime investigation team, was asked by the defence what he did with one of the men accused of murdering Mrs McAreavey the morning after the crime, but he refused to answer.
Treebhoowoon has alleged that police beat a confession out of him.
There was outrage over the weekend at the way the defence tried to include a sex guide contained in a copy of Cosmopolitan as part of its evidence. The supplement from the magazine was found in the McAreavey's hotel room and the defence's decision to highlight its presence sparked anger among the murdered woman's family and legal team both on the island and in Northern Ireland.
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