Mr McAreavey found his wife dead in the couple’s hotel room in Mauritius in 2011 while on their honeymoon
The Irish teacher and daughter of former Tyrone Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, was found dead in her hotel room in January 2011, 12 days after marrying husband John. She was 27 at the time of her death.
Her husband John McAreavey has since been fighting to secure justice for his wife’s murder.
Yesterday, Mr McAreavey met with the Tánaiste to push for further pressure to be applied on Mauritius to deliver the long-awaited justice for his wife.
“This afternoon I met with An Tánaiste Simon Harris to discuss what more can be done to hold the Mauritian authorities to their promise of delivering justice for Michaela,” Mr McAreavey posted to X.
“It’s approaching 15 years since Michaela was murdered on our honeymoon.
“15 years without accountability. 15 years of waiting, hoping, and fighting.”
John and Michaela McAreavey pictures on their wedding day in December 2010, 12 days before the murder.
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He added: “The fight for justice continues.”
On the day of her murder, Ms McAreavey went for lunch with her husband in the Legends Hotel before returning to the newlyweds’ hotel room where investigators established that she was strangled after interrupting a burglary. Her body was found in the bath tub.
Following Ms McAreavey’s murder, the investigation was conducted by Mauritian authorities which led to the Supreme Court of Mauritius trying two hotel workers, Sandip Moneea and Avinash Treebhoowoon, ultimately declaring them not guilty in 2012.
However, Mr Moneea was rearrested in 2022 in relation the investigation, but no conviction was achieved. Weeks before, ex-security guard Dassen Narayanen was charged with conspiring to steal a magnetic key card in Ms McAreavey’s room.
Claims were levelled at the then prime minister of Mauritius, Dr Navin Ramgoolam, that he put pressure on the police to come up with a conviction solely to protect the country’s image as an attractive tourist destination.
One of the hotel workers who faced trial confessed to the murder while in custody, though he revealed that his confession came as a result of being brutally beaten by police.
Members of Ms McAreavey’s family, including Mr McAreavey, travelled to Mauritius in 2017 to offer a reward worth €50,000 for further information on her murder. They also met management at the hotel where she was killed.