Mauritius defence refuses to comment on 'how people feel'

25 May 2012 Last updated at 08:49 ET Help

The trial in Mauritius of the men accused of the murder of the Tyrone woman Michaela McAreavey was adjourned for a time this morning because of heated exchanges between defence and prosecution lawyers.

Counsel for the prosecution objected several times to the personal line of questioning being pursued.

On Thursday, there was loud laughter in the court in response to the flamboyant style of questioning from defence barrister Ravi Rutnah.

BBC reporter Natasha Sayee said members of the Harte and McAreavey families had appeared visibly upset by the atmosphere.

On Friday, she asked Mr Rutnah if he thought his approach was causing laughter in court and could be distressing to the family.

Read More

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.