Michaela McAreavey | |
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 Michaela Harte celebrated Tyrone's win in the 2003 All-Ireland SFC final with brother Matthew (left) and father Mickey, manager of the team (centre) | |
| Born | Michaela Harte December 31, 1983 Glencull, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 10 January 2011 (aged 27) Grand Gaube, Rivière du Rempart District, Mauritius |
| Cause of death | Strangulation |
| Body discovered | 10 January 2011, Legends (afterwards renamed LUX Grand Gaube) Hotel in Grand Gaube, Mauritius |
| Resting place | St Malachy's Cemetery, Ballymacilroy |
| Alma mater | St Mary's University College, Belfast Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Employer | St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon |
| Known for | Association with the Tyrone Gaelic football team, Participation in The Rose of Tralee, |
| Spouse | John McAreavey |
| Parent(s) | Mickey and Marian Harte |
Michaela McAreavey, née Harte (Irish: Micheáilín Mhic Giolla Riabhaigh née Ní hÁirt, 31 December 1983 – 10 January 2011) was found strangled in the bath of a hotel room in Mauritius, where she had travelled for her honeymoon.[1] The daughter of Tyrone's multiple All-Ireland Senior Football Championship-winning Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, her death and subsequent events prompted continuing widespread international media coverage.
It was the first murder of a tourist in Mauritius,[2][3] and the Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam expressed his sympathy to the Harte and McAreavey families.[4] The two hotel workers who were accused of her murder were tried and declared not-guilty by the Supreme Court of Mauritius: they were acquitted on 12 July 2012.[5][6]
- ^ "Michaela's body arrives home". UTV News. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Carey, Sean (17 January 2011). "Has Mauritius lost its allure?". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Mauritius honeymoon murder: I stayed at resort". Channel 4 News. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (14 January 2011). "Body of murdered Michaela McAreavey arrives home". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (11 July 2012). "Michaela McAreavey murder trial: defendants found not guilty". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Rossl, Alex (12 July 2012). "Hotel Workers Cleared Of Honeymoon Murder". Sky News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.