John McAreavey has opened up about why he returned to the hotel where his wife Michaela was murdered on honeymoon.
The Co Down man had insisted he did not want to return, but changed his mind on the final day of his recent five-day visit to Mauritius.
Michaela (27), a daughter of Tyrone GAA boss Mickey Harte, was found strangled in a bath at The Legends Hotel (since renamed to Lux) where the couple had been honeymooning in January 2011.
No-one has been convicted in connection with her killing, with two hotel workers acquitted of the murder after an eight-week trial in 2012.
Speaking to BBC Newsline, Mr McAreavey said: "Sometimes you just have to face the pain straight on, and do what you have to do."
Mr McAreavey met hotel management asking for their help in finding new information about Michaela's death.
Mr McAreavey was joined by his sister, Claire, who is a lawyer and Mark Harte, the eldest of Michaela's three brothers.
They offered a reward of 2m Mauritian rupees (£44,000) - almost twice the average annual salary for information that leads to a conviction.
met the Mauritian police, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and made a public appeal for more information about the killing.
"Ultimately I think I owe it to Michaela," he said.
Last September, Mr McAreavey was remarried to Tara Brennan, an accountant from Co Kildare.
"She supports me so much in this,” he said of her. “Anyone who loves you, and loves you the right way, will support you in anything that's important in your life."
Return to Mauritius is on BBC One Northern Ireland at 22:40 BST on Tuesday 16 May.
