Another murder while on honeymoon
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This time the husband is not suspected. Very popular girl and her father is quite a legend in Ireland. Poor girl.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1215...
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Apologies, I meant to type not suspected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1215...
Edit
Apologies, I meant to type not suspected
Edited by Ciaran on Tuesday 11th January 08:52
Ciaran said:
This time the husband is suspected. Very popular girl and her father is quite a legend in Ireland. Poor girl.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1215...
I know you're Irish, but can you not read??????http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1215...
"The 27-year-old had married John McAreavey, a member of Down football panel, on 30 December. He has been questioned but is not a suspect."
The Irish comment is a joke before Eric or anyone else starts....
Michaela was such a beautiful person, she lived for her father, she was his number one fan and he thought the world of her. When Tyrone finally got to win the All Ireland in 2003 he wouldnt do an interview for TV until she was at his side. She went to all the games, all the training sessions, knew the panel. She knew everyone and everyone knew her. She really was a fantastic, warm, lovely person.
She married John McAreavey less than a fortnight ago. They were the perfect couple and should have had their whole lives ahead of them. The fact that her life was taken while they were on honeymoon makes this so hard to believe.
To say that the whole of Ireland is grieving would not be an understatment. Even non GAA people are talking about this tragic loss. This is the third tragedy to hit this current Tyrone team. Paul McGirr died during an U18 game a few years back. That team went on to dominate Gaelic Football for the best part of a decade from U21 through to Senior level. Another member of that team Cormac McAnallen was to die in tragic circumstances not long after they wont their first senior All Ireland in 2003 and although the team suffered as a result in 2004, they came back again in 2005 and won another. It was felt that Cormac was with them in 2005 or that it was done for Cormac. They came back again in 2008 and won another, but there was always a feeling that they were doing these things for members of the team who were no longer with them. Maybe they`ll come back and do it all over again in 2011. You certainly wouldnt put it past them.
Local news report. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJoPkuUPAk
She married John McAreavey less than a fortnight ago. They were the perfect couple and should have had their whole lives ahead of them. The fact that her life was taken while they were on honeymoon makes this so hard to believe.
To say that the whole of Ireland is grieving would not be an understatment. Even non GAA people are talking about this tragic loss. This is the third tragedy to hit this current Tyrone team. Paul McGirr died during an U18 game a few years back. That team went on to dominate Gaelic Football for the best part of a decade from U21 through to Senior level. Another member of that team Cormac McAnallen was to die in tragic circumstances not long after they wont their first senior All Ireland in 2003 and although the team suffered as a result in 2004, they came back again in 2005 and won another. It was felt that Cormac was with them in 2005 or that it was done for Cormac. They came back again in 2008 and won another, but there was always a feeling that they were doing these things for members of the team who were no longer with them. Maybe they`ll come back and do it all over again in 2011. You certainly wouldnt put it past them.
Local news report. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJoPkuUPAk
Edited by Thom987 on Wednesday 12th January 01:56
3 men have been arrested for Murder according to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1216...
Did she catch them stealing from her room and it escalated from there?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1216...
Did she catch them stealing from her room and it escalated from there?
996c2 said:
3 men have been arrested for Murder according to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1216...
Did she catch them stealing from her room and it escalated from there?
I think it's quite likely.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1216...
Did she catch them stealing from her room and it escalated from there?
TBH Mauritius is one of the last places on earth I'd feel in danger of something like this happening.
This must be absolutely devastating for her husband and family.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/michaela-w...
Michaela was truly special and I was privileged to have known her'
By Micheal O Muircheartaigh
Wednesday January 12 2011
I was listening to RTE radio in a manner that could never be replicated with television; I was conscious of the words flowing forth but yet busy in concentration on some other matter.
Suddenly two words resonated through the airwaves -- Michaela Harte -- and immediately they captured my full attention.
Before long I had the initial story about the tragedy that had befallen the young lady from Tyrone who lost her life while on honeymoon in Mauritius with her husband of less than two weeks, John McAreavey from Down.
To say that the news was heart-rending would be an understatement from anyone who ever had the privilege of meeting Michaela and getting even a glimmer of the wonderful human being she was.
I can say that I had the honour on many occasions over the past 15 years or thereabouts of talking to her and from the start she impressed me as somebody who was really special.
She always looked well, she smiled with ease and grace, smiles of inner happiness, she spoke in a friendly manner, mostly in the Irish language and never once can I recall her being other than positive and hopeful about the future.
I remember that she spoke to me in Irish on our first meeting and expressed her great interest in the language and of course in Gaelic football as well.
Understand
The latter was not difficult to understand because she was the daughter of Mickey Harte and football had been part of the Harte household for decades.
Michaela was always at Mickey's side at training sessions and at matches 'big and small' throughout the country.
Somehow I soon regarded her as almost a member of the teams managed by her father and it was obvious a very special bond existed between the pair.
To me that mutual understanding had many elements; and pride, faith and hope would be among them but above all loyalty to each other and the great 'cause' of Tyrone football.
Before long I began to believe that both were on a mission, one that would bring the county to the pinnacle of senior success in time. It is possible that the vision was hatched in Michaela's mind.
The Gaelic world is well aware of the great days that brought that to reality with Michaela ever a part of the 'team'. Without ever gloating over the fantastic successses she witnessed there was no doubting her admiration for the players who led the way and brought the Sam Maguire Cup to the county on three occasions.
Meanwhile, she had completed her third-level education in Saint Mary's College in Belfast and often told me about her good progress with the Irish language.
Soon she began her teaching career and quickly became popular with pupils, fellow teachers and parents alike.
The world appeared at her feet and her marriage to John was hailed far and wide. And then suddenly those words from the radio scattered sadness and disbelief throughout the country and beyond.
It must be completely beyond the ability of the Harte and McAreavey families to make sense of the sequence of events that led to the tragedy of the death of one so perfect as the Michaela that I was proud to call a friend.
Our sympathies go forth to them and if it's any consolation there were not too many humans over the ages with the characteristics that almost pre-ordained that heaven was made for such.
A few lines from a poem on the death of a young person by Padraig Pearse are appropriate.
'Ag gabháil an tsléibhe dom tráthnona,
Do labhair an éanlaith liom go brónach,
Labhair an naosc binn 'san crotach glórach,
Ag faisnéis dom gur éag mo stórach.
Brón ar an mbás ní féidir é shéanadh.
Leagann sé úr agus críon le chéile.
The words tell how nature, birds and all proclaim the sad news of the death of one so young. And how at times death treats both young and old with disdain.
- Micheal O Muircheartaigh
Irish Independent
Michaela was truly special and I was privileged to have known her'
By Micheal O Muircheartaigh
Wednesday January 12 2011
I was listening to RTE radio in a manner that could never be replicated with television; I was conscious of the words flowing forth but yet busy in concentration on some other matter.
Suddenly two words resonated through the airwaves -- Michaela Harte -- and immediately they captured my full attention.
Before long I had the initial story about the tragedy that had befallen the young lady from Tyrone who lost her life while on honeymoon in Mauritius with her husband of less than two weeks, John McAreavey from Down.
To say that the news was heart-rending would be an understatement from anyone who ever had the privilege of meeting Michaela and getting even a glimmer of the wonderful human being she was.
I can say that I had the honour on many occasions over the past 15 years or thereabouts of talking to her and from the start she impressed me as somebody who was really special.
She always looked well, she smiled with ease and grace, smiles of inner happiness, she spoke in a friendly manner, mostly in the Irish language and never once can I recall her being other than positive and hopeful about the future.
I remember that she spoke to me in Irish on our first meeting and expressed her great interest in the language and of course in Gaelic football as well.
Understand
The latter was not difficult to understand because she was the daughter of Mickey Harte and football had been part of the Harte household for decades.
Michaela was always at Mickey's side at training sessions and at matches 'big and small' throughout the country.
Somehow I soon regarded her as almost a member of the teams managed by her father and it was obvious a very special bond existed between the pair.
To me that mutual understanding had many elements; and pride, faith and hope would be among them but above all loyalty to each other and the great 'cause' of Tyrone football.
Before long I began to believe that both were on a mission, one that would bring the county to the pinnacle of senior success in time. It is possible that the vision was hatched in Michaela's mind.
The Gaelic world is well aware of the great days that brought that to reality with Michaela ever a part of the 'team'. Without ever gloating over the fantastic successses she witnessed there was no doubting her admiration for the players who led the way and brought the Sam Maguire Cup to the county on three occasions.
Meanwhile, she had completed her third-level education in Saint Mary's College in Belfast and often told me about her good progress with the Irish language.
Soon she began her teaching career and quickly became popular with pupils, fellow teachers and parents alike.
The world appeared at her feet and her marriage to John was hailed far and wide. And then suddenly those words from the radio scattered sadness and disbelief throughout the country and beyond.
It must be completely beyond the ability of the Harte and McAreavey families to make sense of the sequence of events that led to the tragedy of the death of one so perfect as the Michaela that I was proud to call a friend.
Our sympathies go forth to them and if it's any consolation there were not too many humans over the ages with the characteristics that almost pre-ordained that heaven was made for such.
A few lines from a poem on the death of a young person by Padraig Pearse are appropriate.
'Ag gabháil an tsléibhe dom tráthnona,
Do labhair an éanlaith liom go brónach,
Labhair an naosc binn 'san crotach glórach,
Ag faisnéis dom gur éag mo stórach.
Brón ar an mbás ní féidir é shéanadh.
Leagann sé úr agus críon le chéile.
The words tell how nature, birds and all proclaim the sad news of the death of one so young. And how at times death treats both young and old with disdain.
- Micheal O Muircheartaigh
Irish Independent
Thom987 said:
Its devestating for people far beyond the family circles.
This was a senseless crime, a cruel waste of life.
Yes, I completely agree and my sympathies go out to everyone touched by this awful event.This was a senseless crime, a cruel waste of life.
FWIW I have been lucky enough to stay in a number of hotels and tour the island extensively a few years ago and there wasn't anywhere I went on or off the beaten track which made me feel uncomfortable or worry about me or my companion's security.
This seems on the face of it to be a completely random event and a very unfortunate case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time with some very wrong people.
hornetrider said:
That's where I spent my honeymoon!!
Legends is a fabulous hotel, with a long drive to get to the main hotel - the environs is a bit ropey though, we didn't bother leaving the luxury except on an organised hotel trip.
For all the bad press this will get for Mauritius and the hotel itself, this could have happened anywhere. After all, are you ever actually safe anywhere? Often, these tropical, uber-luxury type hotels are not that far away from areas of relative poverty. Echoing what was said earlier, I would strongly imagine this is a case of stealing from a guest's room, got rumbled, and it escalated.
What an awful thing to happen at all, but so much so on the poor girl's honeymoon. I can't even begin to imagine how dreadful it must be for her husband and her family.
FasterFreddy said:
This seems on the face of it to be a completely random event and a very unfortunate case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time with some very wrong people.
Little comfort this will provide to her family, but I agree with this. As I mentioned above, I believe that this could have happened anywhere. It appears to boil down to a couple of bad eggs as staff nicking from a room (which happens everywhere from 5* resorts to motels, let's be honest). However, when caught out, they reacted in the most awful way.Edited by mathewb on Wednesday 12th January 14:55
Pesty said:
what is the motive for this?
How can they expect to get away with strangling somebody in their room?
Weren't they alledgedly in the room to lift some stuff when she entered? Faced with losing their jobs in a country badly affected by poverty they may have temporarily lost the plot and did her in.How can they expect to get away with strangling somebody in their room?
I've been to Mauritius, Barbados and Jamaica amongst other far-flung destinations and I've always shunned the gated resorts and organised trips in favour of getting out and seeing the 'real' country.
Maybe I've been very lucky, but I think there is a certain amount of FUD generated which makes visitors nervous to explore other areas on their own. If sensible precautions are taken and you don't get complacent there really isn't a lot to worry about in any of these islands.
Of course, it's no comfort to anyone in this case but I'm sure the authorities there will make sure those responsible are dealt with very severely as an example.
Maybe I've been very lucky, but I think there is a certain amount of FUD generated which makes visitors nervous to explore other areas on their own. If sensible precautions are taken and you don't get complacent there really isn't a lot to worry about in any of these islands.
Of course, it's no comfort to anyone in this case but I'm sure the authorities there will make sure those responsible are dealt with very severely as an example.
hornetrider said:
How helpful.
I thought reviews were approved before being published on Tripadvisor?
I personally think Mauritius is dangerous. The OH and I were mugged in broad daylight by three scrotes there just outside our hotel. I managed to get a good one in on one of them and he called off the other two, one of which was trying to pull my wife's wedding ring off.
May be we were just unlucky, and so was this poor girl but I can think of no place I'd sooner not visit.
There is a drug and poverty problem which the Mauritian government try to keep quiet but every now and again it breaks through. Unless people stay away there is no incentive for them to do anything about it.
May be we were just unlucky, and so was this poor girl but I can think of no place I'd sooner not visit.
There is a drug and poverty problem which the Mauritian government try to keep quiet but every now and again it breaks through. Unless people stay away there is no incentive for them to do anything about it.
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