Murder of Michaela McAreavey
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Michaela Harte celebrated Tyrone's win in the 2003 All-Ireland final with brother Matthew (left) and father Mickey, manager of the team (centre).
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| Born |
Michaela Harte 31 December 1983 Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 10 January 2011 (aged 27) Grand Gaube, Rivière du Rempart District, Mauritius |
| Cause of death | Strangulation |
| Body discovered | 10 January 2011, Legends Hotel (renamed LUX Grand Gaube) in Grand Gaube, Mauritius |
| Resting place | St Malachy's Cemetery, Ballymacilroy |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater |
St Mary's University College, Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Employer | St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon |
| Known for | Association with the Tyrone Gaelic football team, Participation in The Rose of Tralee, Being murdered on her honeymoon |
| Home town | Ballygawley, County Tyrone, County Tyrone |
| Spouse(s) | John McAreavey |
| Parent(s) | Mickey and Marian Harte |
Michaela McAreavey née Harte (Irish: Micheáilín Mhic Giolla Riabhaigh née Ní hÁirt, 31 December 1983 – 10 January 2011), while on her honeymoon in Mauritius, was found strangled in the bath of her hotel room. The daughter of Tyrone's multiple All-Ireland Senior Football Championship-winning Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte, her death and subsequent events prompted continuing widespread international media coverage.
It was the first murder of a tourist in Mauritius; the Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam expresses his sympathy to the Harte and McAreavey families. Two hotel workers who were accused of her murder have been tried and declared not-guilty by the Supreme Court of Mauritius, they were acquitted on 12 July 2012.
Michaela McAreavey, born Michaela Harte, was a 27-year-old Irish language teacher from Glencull (Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) and the daughter of Tyrone Gaelic football manager Mickey Harte. She had been the Ulster Rose at the 2004 Rose of Tralee.
In the words of GAA president Christy Cooney, "Michaela was a familiar face to so many GAA followers up and down the country, having been at her father's side through what has been the most memorable period in the history of the GAA in Tyrone."
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