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Martin McCullough

Michaela McAreavey murder trial's key witness found dead in Mauritius

The main witness in the Michaela McAreavey murder trial has been found dead, it has been reported.

Raj Theekoy, 43, was declared missing by his wife Manisha on Saturday and a body was discovered beside wasteground on the holiday island of Mauritius today, Sunday October 3.

Police on the Indian Ocean island are investigating the circumstances of the death near the Beau Plateau.

Theekoy was a room attendant at the Legends Hotel when Michaela was strangled in her room.

The 27-year-old was the only daughter of all-Ireland winning Tyrone manager Mickey Harte when she was killed on January 10, 2011.

She had been on honeymoon with her new husband John McAreavey.

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