The murder of the young Irish bride on her honeymoon in Legends has just revealed the true facet of the high-class hotel in Mauritius. The phenomenon is growing in recent years and involves employees who want to conflict with their own customers. At the beginning of 2011, the outlook for the Hotel Mauritian seems not to be very bright. The murder of the Irish Michaela Harte, in addition to the beloved daughter of a well-known soccer coach, during the honeymoon at the Legends Hotel has just revealed some harmful practices that take place in hotels. Sooner or later, the image of Mauritius Paradise Island, famous for being among the best destinations for honeymooners, has been nicked. Stealing the fabulous properties of tourists is a relatively common practice among some hotel employees.
When suspicions can be proven, some hotel companies prefer to evade tragedy so that their reputation is not tarnished. This time, a banal theft has turned into a sordid murder. All the information channels in the world have the news that is transmitted in the loop. As the Irish lady went to get some cookies in her room number 1205, she surprisingly came face to face with the murderers. He was looking for some cookies to break up his coffee, but had never thought he was going to die. Ignoring the bride’s habits, the room attendant and his supervisor had used the master key to the room to break into the room and search through the bride’s personal effects. When the Irish lady has caught the two employees in action, the supervisor strangled her. During their fight, the other man immobilized her by the feet.
In addition to luxury and magnificence, employees want to take full advantage of customer opportunities. They start out simply by dealing with small objects. Recently, the Trou aux Biches criminal police came across a minor case that is considered less unusual. An employee of the Veranda Hotel would go to a client’s room every day and steal a ticket. In the end, the customer had been able to catch him by marking a sign on each of the notes. However, the little thief can turn into a criminal overnight; and that is the case with Legends Hotel. Everyone remembers the gruesome murder of Indian billionaire Mir Mujeeb on January 31, 2005. Residing in a luxury bungalow in Cap Malhereux, he was the target of Prabakar Takar, the latter being a former Paradise Cove employee turned vigil on behalf of Gray Security Ltd on suspicion of theft against him. Instead of guaranteeing the well-being of the heir to an empire, Prabakar had structured his gangs, the taxi driver Navin Koonjul, the gardener Rajiv Mungrah and the hotel manager Rajiah Dookee, to try to rob the victim of his “millions”. When his credit cards were finally stolen, he was taken to a sugar cane field in Grand Bay where he was tortured. They beat him, stoned him and finally ran him over his body before burning him alive. The man’s death was much later, after terrible suffering. His father, Abdul Rashid Mir, narrated his story to a media reporter that his son had moved to the island in 1996, but always said that “Mauritius was the safest place in the world.”
Since then, several incidents have been reported more frequently among customers of five-star hotels. In September 2007, Jean Suzanne, head of Infinity and adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office, was deprived of a Jaiga Lecoultre watch (valued at Rs 900,000) in Shanti Ananda. In this case, a CID investigation of Chemin Grenier would solve the security guard known to Ramanah. A former gardener from the establishment known to Jerico became involved after he carried out an “inventory” of the client’s assets. Until now, the hotel has boasted of being at the highest level of security. They looked to the “informal sector” where many clients preferred to rent private houses. Many nasty incidents have almost slipped into some other villas and bungalows; among others there was a case of attack on a Korean couple in Belle Mare in August 2008. The husband was beaten with a club while his wife with a wound, they preferred to leave the country immediately rather than denounce the complaint.
As Mauritius is unwilling to disclose the number of attacks and robberies against tourists, however, in March 2008, the Prime Minister revealed that within a year, starting in March 2007, there had been five assaults, one rape and 805 cases of robberies against tourists. The robberies involved most of the bags left on the beach. Those in hotels are not classified because customers often think about the loss of their property while packing their bags. In other cases, the police doubt that tourists make a false statement to receive their insurance premiums. Many hotel employees are aware of these shortcomings and are tempted. Later, at the end of last year, the Trou aux Biches Criminal Investigation Department has cracked down on a gang of twelve thieves who are part of the Veranda Hotel staff. In the same region, a close investigation among a handful of Meridian Hotel employees has seen a drop in the number of reported robberies between November and December of last year.
At 3 pm this Friday, January 14, four days after the murder in room 1025, AHRIM prefers to remain silent, indicating that a release from this “crisis” is in the process of being drafted, which is the case of Mrs. Harte. .
