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Eight arrests over Antigua deaths | Eight arrests over Antigua deaths |
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Eight people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of honeymoon couple Ben and Catherine Mullany, police in Antigua have said. | Eight people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of honeymoon couple Ben and Catherine Mullany, police in Antigua have said. |
They are currently in custody and are being interviewed by officers on the Caribbean island, Insp Cornelius Charles, of Antigua Police, said. | They are currently in custody and are being interviewed by officers on the Caribbean island, Insp Cornelius Charles, of Antigua Police, said. |
He said some of them "may be considered suspects" and more arrests may be made. | He said some of them "may be considered suspects" and more arrests may be made. |
The newly-weds, both 31 and from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, were shot in their hotel cottage on 27 July. | The newly-weds, both 31 and from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, were shot in their hotel cottage on 27 July. |
Insp Charles said the eight people arrested were all men and mostly in their 20s. | Insp Charles said the eight people arrested were all men and mostly in their 20s. |
He did not think the men had been interviewed about the murders before, he said. | He did not think the men had been interviewed about the murders before, he said. |
Raids | Raids |
They were picked up in a series of raids carried out on the island after police were given a number of leads from two women who are believed to be accused of handling items which were stolen from the couple. | They were picked up in a series of raids carried out on the island after police were given a number of leads from two women who are believed to be accused of handling items which were stolen from the couple. |
The pair, aged 32 and 22, appeared before the chief magistrates in St John's, on the Caribbean island on Thursday morning and have been remanded in custody. | The pair, aged 32 and 22, appeared before the chief magistrates in St John's, on the Caribbean island on Thursday morning and have been remanded in custody. |
Insp Charles said he did not want to go into the details of their charges "for strategic reasons" but they had not been charged with murder. | |
Ben and Catherine Mullany were attacked at the Cocos Hotel and Resort in the south west of the island in what police think was a robbery which went wrong on the last day of their honeymoon. | Ben and Catherine Mullany were attacked at the Cocos Hotel and Resort in the south west of the island in what police think was a robbery which went wrong on the last day of their honeymoon. |
Catherine Mullany, who was training to become a GP, was killed instantly after being shot in the head. | |
Her husband, a University of the West of England physiotherapy student, died a week later after being airlifted to hospital in Swansea in a critical condition. | |
They were buried in a private ceremony on Wednesday. | They were buried in a private ceremony on Wednesday. |
It is believed the ceremony took place at St John the Evangelist Church, in Cilybebyll, where the Mullanys married on July 12. | It is believed the ceremony took place at St John the Evangelist Church, in Cilybebyll, where the Mullanys married on July 12. |
Their family said plans were being made for a funeral service to allow extended family members, friends and colleagues to pay their respects later this month. | Their family said plans were being made for a funeral service to allow extended family members, friends and colleagues to pay their respects later this month. |