Murder trial in Mauritius

scholar007 wrote: »

Why would you bother? What about roving? Sure isn't Ireland all the one now in all but name?

Unfortunately free calls apply for calls to England but not 10 miles down the road. If you work across the border or regularly call people on the other side you need two phones.

Stop being an ignorant jackass,seriously.

scholar007 wrote: »

I wouldnt have a clue what calls / texts cost - I top up €10 about every 3 months. There is absolutely no way I could multi-task that much to have more than 1 phone - I remember some lad years ago who everyone thought had a lot of friends because he had his phone stuck to his ear all the time but I digress.

Obviously everyone using their phones differently. In this case they had 3 phones, a common thing for people nowadays, be they living along the border or have a work phone and personal phone.

Why are you making an issue of it?

I once had a job that required me to have my workphone on at all times, even during my holidays. I carried my personal phone too...even while at work. One lad I worked with had 4 phones for different roles.

Workphones are a pain the the hole... I know some couples with more than 4 phones between them.

Can we show a little respect for the subject matter please?

omgitsthelazor wrote: »

From the sounds of things they're turning this trial into a Phoenix Wright game. Sad for the family.

Am I too late for the bench?!

The husband went through the worst thing I can possibly imagine. His new bride murdered in a foreign country and he had nobody to turn to for support. And now he has to sit through a circus with the two bastards who killed his wife in front of him. Feel so sorry for the man.

As with everything else, and even allowing for the fact that this is Boards.ie and After Hours, I would recommend following the local media (i.e. being just a bit informed before expressing stark opinions) and keeping an open mind::rolleyes:

http://theindependent.mu/2012/05/25/bathtub-disappeared-during-reconstruction/

Note the reader comment! John Morrissey doesn't sound like a very Mautitian name to me. More like someone from the Six Counties who has a thing about Nationalists and the GAA.

http://www.lematinal.com/faits-divers/17019-Assassinat-de-Michaela-Harte-lenigme-des-biscuits-persiste-en-cour-dassises.html

You can bookmark these papers and have al look at what they are saying without having to rely on RTE.

Naturally, it must be very distressing for the family members, but it is also understandable that defence counsel are exploiting every apparent contradiction, every weakness in the prosecution case to try and get the accused - who are innocent until proven guilty, remember - found either not guilty or perhaps guilty of a lesser charge than murder.

Some of the comments I have read are downright racist. And, we in Ireland are not in a position to wag the finger too much. After all, visitors to this country have been killed and injured, but the local criminals who prima facie did it walked free.:rolleyes:

As for the "sex manual" that the police say they found among the couple's possessions, I have on several occasions given something like that to a couple, who I know to have a sense of humour, as a joke before they went off on their honeymoon. I'll never do it again, just in case they become crime victims and it is used by a desperate defence lawyer in a futile attempt to shift the blame onto the victim.

Horrible situation for everyone concerned. Will be interested to see what physical evidence is produced (i.e any forensic evidence) against the accused. I know a lot can probably be explained away but I wonder have they anything concrete or is it all one word against another?

If they are guilty I hope they get what they deserve although I'd hate the thought of someone walking free if they are not. The motive seems clear enough so I see no reason why they shouldnt be the prime suspects. I'm sure a conviction is high on the list of the Mauritian top authorities.

Thoughts go out to both families in the North though.