A CONFIDENTIAL telephone line is to be set up in Mauritius for people to give information about the murder of Michaela McAreavey.
It coincides with a visit to the island by her husband John McAreavey, who has returned to issue a fresh appeal for information about the killing in January 2011.
The confidential phone line is being set up by his lawyer in Mauritius, Dick Ng Sui Wa, to give people reluctant to talk to police another means to provide information.
As well as the hotline, there will also be an address where people can post potential new evidence.
Mr McAreavey arrived on Saturday in the Mauritian capital Port Louis, and is arranging meetings with the director of public prosecutions and the police.
He flew to Mauritius with his sister Claire and Michaela's brother Mark Harte.
He is expected to give more details about the confidential phone line at a news conference this week.
Mrs McAreavey, the daughter of Tyrone GAA manager Mickey Harte, was on honeymoon in Mauritius with her husband when she was killed.
The 27-year-old schoolteacher from Ballygawley was strangled and found dead in the bathroom of their suite at the Legends hotel in the resort of Grand Gaube.
No-one has been convicted of her murder.
Two hotel workers – Avinash Treebhoowoon and Sandip Moneea – were accused of murdering her and stood trial in Port Louis, but they were found not guilty.
Mauritian police launched a fresh investigation following the trial, but it came to nothing.
Before leaving for Mauritius, Mr McAreavey said he was prepared "to go to the ends of the earth to ensure that justice is achieved for Michaela".
Mr McAreavey remarried in September last year. His wife, Tara Brennan, is an accountant from Co Kildare.
"I'm very, very fortunate that I've such a loving family," he told the BBC.
"You move forward with life, you enjoy the good things, but you don't shy away from the hard things either."
