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Parents visit shot Antigua Briton Shot Briton feared 'brain dead'
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The parents of a Briton shot with his wife on their honeymoon in Antigua have visited his hospital bedside. A man shot along with his wife while on honeymoon in Antigua is "brain dead" according to unconfirmed reports.
Ben Mullany, 31, is in a coma and his condition is said to be worsening after the south Wales couple were shot at their hotel. His wife Catherine died. The parents of Ben Mullany, 31, from south Wales have been at his hospital bedside where he remains critical.
Police have arrested and are quizzing three people, two of them reported to be security guards from the hotel. His wife Catherine was killed in the shooting at their hotel, on the last day of their honeymoon in a suspected robbery.
Hospital sources have told BBC reporters that Mr Mullany has little chance of recovery.
Mr Mullany, a physiotherapist, is believed to have been shot in the neck and has a bullet lodged in his brain.
The couple's parents from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, are now on Antigua.
Police are questioning three people, two of them reported to be security guards from the hotel.
Detectives in Antigua say they do not yet have a firm suspect for the murder of Dr Mullany, who was also aged 31.Detectives in Antigua say they do not yet have a firm suspect for the murder of Dr Mullany, who was also aged 31.
According to local police reports, two of the men being questioned were working as security guards at the Cocos Hotel where the Mullanys were staying. The couple married on 12 July and arrived in the Caribbean two days later
Bullet lodged According to local police reports, two of the men being questioned were working as security guards at the Cocos Hotel where the couple were staying.
It is thought one or more attackers were responsible for what appears to be a botched robbery.It is thought one or more attackers were responsible for what appears to be a botched robbery.
Mr Mullany was shot in the neck and has a bullet lodged in his brain.
The couple's parents are now in Antigua where Dr Mullany's body is being kept in a local morgue.
BBC News correspondent Andy Gallacher in Antigua said there had been a public outcry in Antigua to bring those responsible to justice, he says.BBC News correspondent Andy Gallacher in Antigua said there had been a public outcry in Antigua to bring those responsible to justice, he says.
The couple, from Pontardawe, were attacked the last day of their two-week honeymoon on Sunday. Gary Nelson, commissioner of police for Antigua and Barbuda, said all efforts were being made to catch those responsible.
"We are all deeply shocked and saddened - this is the first visitor homicide in over ten years and it is a situation we never want to see repeated," he said.
"Everything is being done to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice."
In a statement released through South Wales Police, before flying out to the Caribbean, the couple's family 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."
Catherine Mullany, nee Bowen, was a hospital doctor based at the children's unit at Swansea's Singleton Hospital. She was training to become a GP.
The couple had married on 12 July, arriving in the Caribbean two days later.