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Six held over Antigua honeymoon murder
Six held over Antigua honeymoon murder
Six people are being questioned over the murder of a British woman on her honeymoon in Antigua, according to reports.Doctor Catherine Mullany, 31, was shot dead at a luxury resort on the Caribbean island during a botched robbery.Her new husband Benjamin, a physiotherapist, was also gunned down and remains critically ill in hospital.The newlyweds, from Pontardawe, near Swansea, South Wales, were attacked in their holiday cottage at the Cocos Hotel and Restaurant in the early hours of Sunday morning.They had arrived in the Caribbean on July 14 after getting married in the Swansea Valley village of Cilybebyll two days earlier, and were due to return home today.A brief statement from the Mrs Mullany's parents, released through South Wales Police, said: "We are deeply shocked and devastated at the recent events in Antigua and are struggling to comprehend what has happened to Ben and Catherine."We appreciate the support of our family and friends and would ask the media to respect our privacy at this difficult time."Her uncle Gareth Jones, of Hen-dre Las Farm, Rhos, has revealed that his son Jonathan, Mrs Mullany's cousin, regarded the resort as too violent to return to after he honeymooned there five years ago.Mr Jones said: "My niece had not long qualified as a doctor and this will be a great loss to the community. She was married a fortnight ago and will now never see the photographs of her own wedding. It's tragic."He added that he had been to see Mrs Mullany's parents at their farm in Cilybebyll soon after the family received news of her death."David and my sister Rachel only learned of what has happened this morning themselves," he said."They are still surrounded by wedding photographs at the moment and the tragedy is my niece had not even seen them yet."Antigua High Commissioner Carl Roberts said further details will be made public later while Police Commissioner Gary Nelson said officers from a special task force for serious crime were responsible for the inquiry.Local media reported a spree of shootings on the holiday island, with at least two other people attacked by masked gunmen.
ITN | July 29, 2008
