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| Man quizzed over honeymoon murder | Man quizzed over honeymoon murder |
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| Antiguan police are believed to be questioning a local drifter for the second time over the murder of a British doctor during her honeymoon. | Antiguan police are believed to be questioning a local drifter for the second time over the murder of a British doctor during her honeymoon. |
| Dr Catherine Mullany, 31, from south Wales was shot dead in her holiday bungalow, and her husband Ben, also 31, critically injured. | Dr Catherine Mullany, 31, from south Wales was shot dead in her holiday bungalow, and her husband Ben, also 31, critically injured. |
| It is believed officers were tipped off about the man who is thought to have befriended the couple. | It is believed officers were tipped off about the man who is thought to have befriended the couple. |
| A source said the man was on bail when the shooting took place. | A source said the man was on bail when the shooting took place. |
| It is thought Mr and Mrs Mullany met the man on a beach a week before the murder and arranged for him to take them on a tour of the Caribbean island. | It is thought Mr and Mrs Mullany met the man on a beach a week before the murder and arranged for him to take them on a tour of the Caribbean island. |
| "The couple had rented a car and driven round the island with him," an unnamed source is reported as saying. | "The couple had rented a car and driven round the island with him," an unnamed source is reported as saying. |
| The bungalow where the couple were staying | The bungalow where the couple were staying |
| He said other witnesses saw the man in the car with the couple. Another local woman said the man worked on the beach. | He said other witnesses saw the man in the car with the couple. Another local woman said the man worked on the beach. |
| A police spokesman was not immediately available for comment on the latest developments. | A police spokesman was not immediately available for comment on the latest developments. |
| Earlier, it was revealed Mr Mullany's family have decided to fly him home to Wales, where they believe he will have a better chance of survival. | Earlier, it was revealed Mr Mullany's family have decided to fly him home to Wales, where they believe he will have a better chance of survival. |
| Police said the physiotherapist, a third-year student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, would be transferred from the intensive care unit at Holberton Hospital as soon as an air ambulance was available. | Police said the physiotherapist, a third-year student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, would be transferred from the intensive care unit at Holberton Hospital as soon as an air ambulance was available. |
| His parents Marilyn and Cynlais Mullany, from Ystalyfera in the Swansea Valley, have flown to Antigua with Rachel and David Bowen, the parents of his wife Catherine. | |
| They have appealed for time to come to terms with what has happened. | They have appealed for time to come to terms with what has happened. |
| Suspected robbery attempt | Suspected robbery attempt |
| He is on a life support machine after being shot in the neck in the gun attack. He is believed to have a bullet lodged in his brain, as well as a fractured skull and broken leg. | He is on a life support machine after being shot in the neck in the gun attack. He is believed to have a bullet lodged in his brain, as well as a fractured skull and broken leg. |
| Police have said doctors on the island believed Mr Mullany had little chance of recovery. | Police have said doctors on the island believed Mr Mullany had little chance of recovery. |
| The couple, from Pontardawe, south Wales were on the last day of their honeymoon at Cocos hotel when they were shot in what is believed to have been a suspected robbery attempt. | The couple, from Pontardawe, south Wales were on the last day of their honeymoon at Cocos hotel when they were shot in what is believed to have been a suspected robbery attempt. |
| Antigua's prime minister has urged UK police to help solve the crime. | Antigua's prime minister has urged UK police to help solve the crime. |
| Ben Mullany is in intensive care in hospital in the island's capital | Ben Mullany is in intensive care in hospital in the island's capital |
| South Wales Police said there are currently no plans to send officers out to Antigua. | South Wales Police said there are currently no plans to send officers out to Antigua. |
| "If the Antigua Police Service ask for our help in these tragic circumstances South Wales Police will do whatever we can to support," said a spokesman. | "If the Antigua Police Service ask for our help in these tragic circumstances South Wales Police will do whatever we can to support," said a spokesman. |
| Two family liaison officers are continuing to support both families, the spokesman added. | Two family liaison officers are continuing to support both families, the spokesman added. |
| The Foreign Office said a request for assistance was being considered at ministerial level. | The Foreign Office said a request for assistance was being considered at ministerial level. |
| A reward of £67,000 has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the killer of Dr Mullany. | A reward of £67,000 has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the killer of Dr Mullany. |
| Meanwhile, a book of condolence to Dr Mullany has been opened at the chapel of Singleton hospital in Swansea where she had been training as a doctor in the paediatric department, and also the city's Morriston Hospital. |