Police in Antigua are questioning six people over the murder of a newly-married doctor and the shooting of her husband at their honeymoon hideaway on the Caribbean island, a local journalist said today.
Catherine Mullany was shot in the head in a suspected robbery at a luxury hotel.
Her physiotherapist husband Benjamin is fighting for his life in a hospital intensive care unit after being shot in the neck.
The couple, both 31, were on the last day of their honeymoon when robbers apparently burst into their cottage as they slept.
They left for a two-week honeymoon after marrying at a church in the Swansea valley in South Wales on July 12th.
Andy Liburd, news editor of the Antigua Sun, told the Press Association that six people are being held in connection with the attack.
He said: "As far as I know there are six people in custody, but I don't think they will have been placed under arrest yet. Here in Antigua, people can be in custody for two days before police either arrest or release them".
South Wales Police has appointed two trained family liaison officers who are supporting the families and relaying information to them from the Antiguan authorities and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Colleagues yesterday paid tribute to the doctor who was training to become a community GP and was based on a paediatric unit at Swansea's Singleton Hospital.
Mrs Mullany was pronounced dead at the scene and her husband was rushed to Holberton Hospital.
The hillside garden hotel, which overlooks white sand beaches and costs up to £330 (€416) a night, is a popular getaway for couples.
Police commissioner Gary Nelson told reporters at the scene that officers from a special task force for serious crime were responsible for the inquiry.
Local media reported a spree of shootings on the island at the weekend with at least two other people attacked by masked gunmen.
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