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| Six people are being questioned by police over the murder of a British doctor shot dead on the last day of her honeymoon in Antigua. | Six people are being questioned by police over the murder of a British doctor shot dead on the last day of her honeymoon in Antigua. |
| It is believed those being questioned over the killing of Catherine Mullany, 31, are known to the police. | It is believed those being questioned over the killing of Catherine Mullany, 31, are known to the police. |
| Catherine's husband Benjamin, also 31, remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was also shot. | Catherine's husband Benjamin, also 31, remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was also shot. |
| Relatives of the couple, from Pontardawe, south Wales, are due to arrive on the island on Tuesday. | Relatives of the couple, from Pontardawe, south Wales, are due to arrive on the island on Tuesday. |
| Commissioner of Police for Antigua and Barbuda, Gary Nelson, said: "We are still conducting our inquiries and as such unable to share any leads relating to this incident. | Commissioner of Police for Antigua and Barbuda, Gary Nelson, said: "We are still conducting our inquiries and as such unable to share any leads relating to this incident. |
| "We are all deeply shocked and saddened - this is the first visitor homicide in over 10 years and it is a situation we never want to see repeated. | "We are all deeply shocked and saddened - this is the first visitor homicide in over 10 years and it is a situation we never want to see repeated. |
| "Everything is being done to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice. | "Everything is being done to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice. |
| "On behalf of the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force, we extend our most sincere condolences to the families," he added. | "On behalf of the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force, we extend our most sincere condolences to the families," he added. |
| He said the parents of Mr and Mrs Mullany were due to arrive on the island later on Tuesday. | |
| The couple's families have said they are "deeply shocked and devastated" by the attack, which happened on the last day of the couple's two-week honeymoon. | The couple's families have said they are "deeply shocked and devastated" by the attack, which happened on the last day of the couple's two-week honeymoon. |
| Visitors in a neighbouring cottage at Cocos Hotel heard shots at around 0500 Antigua time on Sunday morning. | Visitors in a neighbouring cottage at Cocos Hotel heard shots at around 0500 Antigua time on Sunday morning. |
| Colleagues have expressed their sorrow at Dr Mullany's death 'Devastated' by doctor's killing | Colleagues have expressed their sorrow at Dr Mullany's death 'Devastated' by doctor's killing |
| Officers said in the early stages of the investigation that they were treating the incident as a robbery which had gone wrong. It is believed that someone entered their cottage while the couple were asleep. | Officers said in the early stages of the investigation that they were treating the incident as a robbery which had gone wrong. It is believed that someone entered their cottage while the couple were asleep. |
| Mr Mullany, who is a physiotherapist, was taken to Holberton Hospital, where he is in the intensive care unit. | Mr Mullany, who is a physiotherapist, was taken to Holberton Hospital, where he is in the intensive care unit. |
| Dr Mullany, nee Bowen, was a hospital doctor based at the children's unit at Swansea's Singleton Hospital. She was training to be a GP. | Dr Mullany, nee Bowen, was a hospital doctor based at the children's unit at Swansea's Singleton Hospital. She was training to be a GP. |
| In a statement released through South Wales Police, the couple's families 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. | In a statement released through South Wales Police, the couple's families 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." | "We appreciate the support of our family and friends." |
| Two family liaison officers are supporting the families, passing on information from the Antiguan authorities and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. | Two family liaison officers are supporting the families, passing on information from the Antiguan authorities and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. |
| Dr Dewi Evans, a consultant paediatrician at Singleton Hospital Swansea and a friend of Mrs Mullany's family said: "It's horrific, I can't imagine anything as bad as this ever happening in our department, in our hospital, in hospitals anywhere in Wales, the whole of the time I have worked here." | Dr Dewi Evans, a consultant paediatrician at Singleton Hospital Swansea and a friend of Mrs Mullany's family said: "It's horrific, I can't imagine anything as bad as this ever happening in our department, in our hospital, in hospitals anywhere in Wales, the whole of the time I have worked here." |
| She had worked in children's department for six months as part of her training to become a GP, he said. | She had worked in children's department for six months as part of her training to become a GP, he said. |
| "Catherine was delightful, any parent would be proud to have a daughter like Catherine," he said. | "Catherine was delightful, any parent would be proud to have a daughter like Catherine," he said. |
| Police have been carrying out investigations around the hotel | Police have been carrying out investigations around the hotel |
| "Any doctor would love to have someone like Catherine as a colleague. She was an attractive, conscientious, extremely able young person. | "Any doctor would love to have someone like Catherine as a colleague. She was an attractive, conscientious, extremely able young person. |
| "I think any patient would love to have her as a GP. I've no doubt that she would have succeeded in any medical discipline that she chose." | "I think any patient would love to have her as a GP. I've no doubt that she would have succeeded in any medical discipline that she chose." |
| He said Catherine's family and colleagues were "devastated" by her death. | He said Catherine's family and colleagues were "devastated" by her death. |
| "There is a cloud over the whole hospital I think but what Catherine would want is for us to put the patients first and that's what's happening," he added. | "There is a cloud over the whole hospital I think but what Catherine would want is for us to put the patients first and that's what's happening," he added. |
| A spokeswoman for Cocos Hotel Antigua, a popular getaway for newlyweds, said they were co-operating closely with the police investigation. | A spokeswoman for Cocos Hotel Antigua, a popular getaway for newlyweds, said they were co-operating closely with the police investigation. |
| She said: "Our thoughts are with the families of the couple concerned." | She said: "Our thoughts are with the families of the couple concerned." |
| Its website bills the hotel near Valley Church as an "exclusive resort for those looking to escape to paradise", located between two white sand beaches. | Its website bills the hotel near Valley Church as an "exclusive resort for those looking to escape to paradise", located between two white sand beaches. |
| It has 19 cottages each costing up to £330 a night, set in expansive gardens. | It has 19 cottages each costing up to £330 a night, set in expansive gardens. |