Publication of Michaela McAreavey crime scene photographs 'a new low'

The publication of crime scene photographs of murdered newlywed Michaela McAreavey's body by a Mauritian newspaper marks a new low, her family have said.

Mrs McAreavey was killed while on honeymoon with her husband John at the Legends Hotel in Mauritius in January last year.

Last week, two men were acquitted of her murder after an eight-week trial.

The country's Sunday Times, a paper with no connection to any British or Irish company, used images of the hotel room crime scene where Mrs McAreavey was killed.

A statement from members of the couple's family said:

"As the families struggle to come to terms with the result from the trial - this action by the newspaper is not only insensitive to their grief but marks another low in the treatment of John, the two families and the dignity of Michaela."