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| Police investigating the murder of a British doctor on their Caribbean honeymoon say her husband's condition appears to have deteriorated. | Police investigating the murder of a British doctor on their Caribbean honeymoon say her husband's condition appears to have deteriorated. |
| Catherine Mullany, 31, was shot dead and her husband Benjamin, also 31, was critically injured in their Antigua hotel on the last day of their holiday. | Catherine Mullany, 31, was shot dead and her husband Benjamin, also 31, was critically injured in their Antigua hotel on the last day of their holiday. |
| Police say Mr Mullany initially gave some responses, but has since worsened. | Police say Mr Mullany initially gave some responses, but has since worsened. |
| The couple, from south Wales, fell victim to a suspected robbery, and police are questioning five men. | The couple, from south Wales, fell victim to a suspected robbery, and police are questioning five men. |
| Insp Cornelius Charles of the Antigua Police said that when officers first arrived at the scene, Mr Mullany had been able to signal to them with his finger. [I] heard this shot and then this awful scream and then this other shot Beverley Stairs, tourist | Insp Cornelius Charles of the Antigua Police said that when officers first arrived at the scene, Mr Mullany had been able to signal to them with his finger. [I] heard this shot and then this awful scream and then this other shot Beverley Stairs, tourist |
| But he said within two hours, he had lapsed into a coma. | But he said within two hours, he had lapsed into a coma. |
| "He hasn't regained consciousness since then," he said. | "He hasn't regained consciousness since then," he said. |
| "There were some responses in the early stages - police who met him at the scene before the ambulance arrived felt he was giving certain signs with a finger that indicated that he knew what was going on. | "There were some responses in the early stages - police who met him at the scene before the ambulance arrived felt he was giving certain signs with a finger that indicated that he knew what was going on. |
| "I think he just went downhill from there." | "I think he just went downhill from there." |
| Six men were initially held by police over the killing of Dr Mullany, from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley. Police say they are now questioning five men. | Six men were initially held by police over the killing of Dr Mullany, from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley. Police say they are now questioning five men. |
| Relatives of the couple flew to the island on Tuesday. | Relatives of the couple flew to the island on Tuesday. |
| Catherine Mullany was training to be a GP | Catherine Mullany was training to be a GP |
| Fellow tourist Beverley Stairs, who had spent the previous evening with the newlyweds, has told how she heard the gunshots from her hotel room. | Fellow tourist Beverley Stairs, who had spent the previous evening with the newlyweds, has told how she heard the gunshots from her hotel room. |
| "I was woken by a shot, at about five," she said. | "I was woken by a shot, at about five," she said. |
| "I didn't really know what it was, [I had] never heard a gunshot before in my life so didn't know what what it was. | "I didn't really know what it was, [I had] never heard a gunshot before in my life so didn't know what what it was. |
| "[I] heard this shot and then this awful scream and then this other shot, which, I realised the next day, that's what it was," she added. | "[I] heard this shot and then this awful scream and then this other shot, which, I realised the next day, that's what it was," she added. |
| Gary Nelson, commissioner of police for Antigua and Barbuda, said all efforts were being made to catch the guilty. | Gary Nelson, commissioner of police for Antigua and Barbuda, said all efforts were being made to catch the guilty. |
| "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," he said. | "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," he said. |
| 'Devastated' | 'Devastated' |
| "Everything is being done to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice."The couple, pictured in south Wales, were on the last day of the 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. | 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. |
| 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 was taken to Holberton Hospital in Antigua's capital, St John's, where he is in the intensive care unit. | Mr Mullany was taken to Holberton Hospital in Antigua's capital, St John's, 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. |