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| Big reward after honeymoon murder | Big reward after honeymoon murder |
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| A reward of about £67,000 has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the killer of a British doctor on honeymoon in the Caribbean. | A reward of about £67,000 has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the killer of a British doctor on honeymoon in the Caribbean. |
| Catherine Mullany, 31, from south Wales, died and her husband Ben, also 31, is in a critical condition after they were shot at their Antigua hotel. | Catherine Mullany, 31, from south Wales, died and her husband Ben, also 31, is in a critical condition after they were shot at their Antigua hotel. |
| Police on the island have admitted they are no nearer to finding a suspect. | Police on the island have admitted they are no nearer to finding a suspect. |
| Two hotel guards were questioned and released, and three other men quizzed, but none have been made suspects. | Two hotel guards were questioned and released, and three other men quizzed, but none have been made suspects. |
| Police commissioner Gary Nelson, who was brought in from Canada to improve Antigua's police force earlier this year, said: "We're looking at all young men who have committed violent acts and we're questioning them. | Police commissioner Gary Nelson, who was brought in from Canada to improve Antigua's police force earlier this year, said: "We're looking at all young men who have committed violent acts and we're questioning them. |
| A tourist being murdered is a high priority: anybody being murdered is a high priority Tourism minister Harold Lovell on the killing of Catherine Mullany, pictured | A tourist being murdered is a high priority: anybody being murdered is a high priority Tourism minister Harold Lovell on the killing of Catherine Mullany, pictured |
| "This suspect, this person that's committing these terrible crimes, they have to have a girlfriend or boyfriend who knows something, and I call out for them to help us." | "This suspect, this person that's committing these terrible crimes, they have to have a girlfriend or boyfriend who knows something, and I call out for them to help us." |
| Mr Nelson added: "A tourist being murdered is a high priority: anybody being murdered is a high priority. | Mr Nelson added: "A tourist being murdered is a high priority: anybody being murdered is a high priority. |
| "We've got to get this under control ourselves." | "We've got to get this under control ourselves." |
| The reward has been funded by members of the Antigua and Barbuda Hotel Association and the local business community who have raised 250,000 Eastern Caribbean dollars (about £48,000). | The reward has been funded by members of the Antigua and Barbuda Hotel Association and the local business community who have raised 250,000 Eastern Caribbean dollars (about £48,000). |
| An anonymous businessman has offered a further 100,000 Eastern Caribbean dollars (about £19,000). | An anonymous businessman has offered a further 100,000 Eastern Caribbean dollars (about £19,000). |
| Antigua's Minister of Tourism, Harold Lovell, said the reward was indicative of the nation's desire to bring the crime's perpetrator to justice as soon as possible. | Antigua's Minister of Tourism, Harold Lovell, said the reward was indicative of the nation's desire to bring the crime's perpetrator to justice as soon as possible. |
| He said a task force had been set up on the island to review security at resorts and hotels. | He said a task force had been set up on the island to review security at resorts and hotels. |
| "We've no reason to be alarmed at this time," he said. | "We've no reason to be alarmed at this time," he said. |
| "We believe the security procedures are adequate. | "We believe the security procedures are adequate. |
| Police have been investigating outside the hotel | Police have been investigating outside the hotel |
| "A life has been lost and that means a lot to us. | "A life has been lost and that means a lot to us. |
| "Our hearts and our prayers go out to the family. To us, it's a matter of great sadness." | "Our hearts and our prayers go out to the family. To us, it's a matter of great sadness." |
| Asked about the impact on the island's tourism industry, he said he was focused on the fact that a life has been lost, rather than the economic impact. | Asked about the impact on the island's tourism industry, he said he was focused on the fact that a life has been lost, rather than the economic impact. |
| "Obviously that's something we will have to consider, but we think the priority is for us to give the parents the support and sympathy they need," he said. | "Obviously that's something we will have to consider, but we think the priority is for us to give the parents the support and sympathy they need," he said. |
| Bishop Errol Brooks, whose diocese includes Antigua, is in the UK for the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury. | |
| He said: "Antigua's a small island, an island with friendly people and people who are very loving and outgoing so one murder is one too much. | |
| "It really sends shockwaves throughout Antigua, shockwaves throughout the Caribbean region as a matter of fact." | |
| The parents of Mr Mullany, Marilyn and Cynlais, from Ystalyfera in the Swansea valley, have been at his hospital bedside along with his wife's parents. | The parents of Mr Mullany, Marilyn and Cynlais, from Ystalyfera in the Swansea valley, have been at his hospital bedside along with his wife's parents. |
| Dr Mullany was killed in the shooting at their hotel on the last day of their honeymoon, in a suspected robbery. | Dr Mullany was killed in the shooting at their hotel on the last day of their honeymoon, in a suspected robbery. |
| Hospital sources have told BBC reporters that Mr Mullany has little chance of recovery. | Hospital sources have told BBC reporters that Mr Mullany has little chance of recovery. |
| Mr Mullany, a third-year physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, is believed to have been shot in the neck and has a bullet lodged in his brain. | Mr Mullany, a third-year physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, is believed to have been shot in the neck and has a bullet lodged in his brain. |
| His parents, along with his wife's parents, Rachel and David Bowen, arrived at Holberton Hospital in the Antiguan capital of St John's on Tuesday afternoon. | His parents, along with his wife's parents, Rachel and David Bowen, arrived at Holberton Hospital in the Antiguan capital of St John's on Tuesday afternoon. |
| Later, they all met Mr Lovell and the Deputy British High Commissioner at the hospital's pathology department before spending around 30 minutes at Mr Mullany's bedside. | Later, they all met Mr Lovell and the Deputy British High Commissioner at the hospital's pathology department before spending around 30 minutes at Mr Mullany's bedside. |
| The couple set off on their two-week honeymoon after marrying at a church in the Swansea valley on 12 July. | The couple set off on their two-week honeymoon after marrying at a church in the Swansea valley on 12 July. |
| Dr Mullany was a based at the children's unit at Swansea's Singleton Hospital. She was training to become a GP. | Dr Mullany was a based at the children's unit at Swansea's Singleton Hospital. She was training to become a GP. |
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