Overview

• The Rome appeals court ruled there was insufficient evidence to uphold the murder conviction against the 52-year-old IT expert.
• He spent 14 months in Italian pre-trial detention before release and has lived in Ireland since his initial imprisonment.
• His Chinese wife vanished from the MSC Magnifica during a Mediterranean cruise in February 2017 and no trace of her has been found.
• Investigators reviewed extensive ship surveillance footage but failed to obtain definitive leads on her whereabouts.
• The disappearance remains a mystery, with theories including voluntary disembarkation in Greece, suicide and possible third-party involvement.