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| Michaela McAreavey trial - defence teams drop CCTV footage issue | Michaela McAreavey trial - defence teams drop CCTV footage issue |
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| Defence lawyers in the trial of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey have said they will not press the issue of CCTV footage of an arguing couple. | Defence lawyers in the trial of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey have said they will not press the issue of CCTV footage of an arguing couple. |
| Prosecution and police disputed that the footage was of the McAreaveys, saying it was a German couple also staying at the Legends Hotel. | Prosecution and police disputed that the footage was of the McAreaveys, saying it was a German couple also staying at the Legends Hotel. |
| The footage was shown to the jury at the Mauritius Supreme Court on Friday. | The footage was shown to the jury at the Mauritius Supreme Court on Friday. |
| However, the defence teams said on Monday they would not be taking the matter further. | However, the defence teams said on Monday they would not be taking the matter further. |
| The judge told the jury this meant the identity of the couple in the CCTV footage was no longer an issue for them. | The judge told the jury this meant the identity of the couple in the CCTV footage was no longer an issue for them. |
| Avinash Treebhoowoon, 30, and Sandip Moneea, 42, deny murdering the County Tyrone teacher in her honeymoon suite in January 2011. | Avinash Treebhoowoon, 30, and Sandip Moneea, 42, deny murdering the County Tyrone teacher in her honeymoon suite in January 2011. |
| The prosecution has now concluded its case. | The prosecution has now concluded its case. |
| On Tuesday, the jury is to visit the Legends Hotel, with the defence expected to begin calling its witnesses in the afternoon. |