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| Two charged with Antigua murders | Two charged with Antigua murders |
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| A man and a teenager have been charged with the murders of honeymoon couple Catherine and Ben Mullany on Antigua. | A man and a teenager have been charged with the murders of honeymoon couple Catherine and Ben Mullany on Antigua. |
| The pair, aged 20 and 17, have appeared in court on the Caribbean island, and are also charged with robbery and receiving stolen goods. | The pair, aged 20 and 17, have appeared in court on the Caribbean island, and are also charged with robbery and receiving stolen goods. |
| Dr Mullany and her husband, both 31 and from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, were shot on 27 July. | Dr Mullany and her husband, both 31 and from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, were shot on 27 July. |
| The families of the couple said they were pleased with the progress of the investigation. | |
| Police had been questioning the two accused over the weekend after raids on their homes. | |
| They appeared on Monday before magistrates in St John's, the capital of Antigua. | |
| MULLANY MURDERS INQUIRY 27 July: Catherine Mullany is shot dead and her husband Ben is critically injured in attack at their cottage at Cocos Hotel at around 5am31 July: As Antigua's prime minister calls for Scotland Yard help, it emerges Mr Mullany will be flown home2 August: Mr Mullany arrives in Cardiff and is transferred to a Swansea hospital; five UK detectives arrive in Antigua13 August: The Mullanys are buried in a private ceremony18 August: A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old are charged with murder | |
| Dr Mullany was killed instantly and her husband died after he was airlifted back to south Wales. | Dr Mullany was killed instantly and her husband died after he was airlifted back to south Wales. |
| The couple were staying at the Cocos Hotel and Resort on the south west of the island when they were attacked at about 5am local time. | The couple were staying at the Cocos Hotel and Resort on the south west of the island when they were attacked at about 5am local time. |
| They had married just two weeks before in a church near their south Wales home. | They had married just two weeks before in a church near their south Wales home. |
| The couple were buried in a private ceremony last Wednesday. | The couple were buried in a private ceremony last Wednesday. |
| Their families said after the burial that they were planning to hold a funeral service at a later date to allow extended family members, friends and colleagues to pay their respects. | Their families said after the burial that they were planning to hold a funeral service at a later date to allow extended family members, friends and colleagues to pay their respects. |
| Eight British officers have flown to Antigua to assist with the murder inquiry. | Eight British officers have flown to Antigua to assist with the murder inquiry. |
| Dr Mullany was training to become a GP, and her husband was a physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England, Bristol. | Dr Mullany was training to become a GP, and her husband was a physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England, Bristol. |
| Two women, aged 32 and 22, appeared before the chief magistrates on the Caribbean island on Thursday morning. It is believed they are accused of handling items which were stolen from the Mulllanys. | Two women, aged 32 and 22, appeared before the chief magistrates on the Caribbean island on Thursday morning. It is believed they are accused of handling items which were stolen from the Mulllanys. |
| More than 30 people have been questioned in connection with the shootings. | More than 30 people have been questioned in connection with the shootings. |
| South Wales Police said the families of the Mullanys had been told of the arrests and charges in Antigua. | |
| In a statement, issued via the force, the families said: "We were informed this morning of the news from Antigua and we are pleased at how the investigation is progressing." |