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| A bridegroom who is critically ill after he was shot in his hotel on his Caribbean honeymoon has been flown back to the UK from Antigua. | A bridegroom who is critically ill after he was shot in his hotel on his Caribbean honeymoon has been flown back to the UK from Antigua. |
| Benjamin Mullany is now in intensive care in Swansea. The body of his wife Catherine, who was killed in the attack, was flown back separately. | |
| The couple, from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley, were attacked on Sunday, the last day of their two-week honeymoon. | The couple, from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley, were attacked on Sunday, the last day of their two-week honeymoon. |
| British officers are to fly to Antigua to help police with the investigation. | British officers are to fly to Antigua to help police with the investigation. |
| Scotland Yard confirmed it was sending a team following a request from Antigua's police commissioner. | Scotland Yard confirmed it was sending a team following a request from Antigua's police commissioner. |
| A spokeswoman said the team would include one officer from South Wales Police, and would "support the local senior investigating officers". | A spokeswoman said the team would include one officer from South Wales Police, and would "support the local senior investigating officers". |
| Bungled robbery | Bungled robbery |
| Mr Mullany's flight landed at Cardiff International Airport at 0340 BST. | Mr Mullany's flight landed at Cardiff International Airport at 0340 BST. |
| He was then transferred by ambulance, with a police escort, to Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where he was placed in intensive care. | He was then transferred by ambulance, with a police escort, to Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where he was placed in intensive care. |
| Alison Gallagher, senior nurse manager at the hospital, said: "Initial medical assessments are now being undertaken by the Morriston staff and it is too soon to give any further details." | Alison Gallagher, senior nurse manager at the hospital, said: "Initial medical assessments are now being undertaken by the Morriston staff and it is too soon to give any further details." |
| Police in Antigua said Mr Mullany, a a third-year physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, was shot in the back of the head with a handgun. The bullet remains lodged in his brain and he is in a coma, they said. | Police in Antigua said Mr Mullany, a a third-year physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, was shot in the back of the head with a handgun. The bullet remains lodged in his brain and he is in a coma, they said. |
| Morriston Hospital's Alison Gallagher on Mr Mullany | Morriston Hospital's Alison Gallagher on Mr Mullany |
| Mr Mullany's parents, Marilyn and Cynlais, requested the transfer from the intensive care unit at Antigua's Holberton Hospital. | Mr Mullany's parents, Marilyn and Cynlais, requested the transfer from the intensive care unit at Antigua's Holberton Hospital. |
| The body of doctor Catherine Mullany was accompanied home by her parents, and arrived at Gatwick airport at 0510 BST. Her family left the airport through a private exit. | |
| The couple, both 31, were shot in a suspected bungled robbery at the Cocos Hotel. | The couple, both 31, were shot in a suspected bungled robbery at the Cocos Hotel. |
| On Friday, police commissioner Gary Nelson said the shootings may be linked to another murder which happened about two months ago in a house in the Antiguan capital, St John's. | On Friday, police commissioner Gary Nelson said the shootings may be linked to another murder which happened about two months ago in a house in the Antiguan capital, St John's. |
| It also appeared to be a robbery and the young male victim was shot in the back of his head, he said. | It also appeared to be a robbery and the young male victim was shot in the back of his head, he said. |
| Mr Nelson, who was brought in from Canada earlier this year, is in charge of a 350-strong police force which operates with no computers and no crime database, and only one forensics officer. | Mr Nelson, who was brought in from Canada earlier this year, is in charge of a 350-strong police force which operates with no computers and no crime database, and only one forensics officer. |
| Police have now questioned 31 people in the investigation, and four people remain in custody. | Police have now questioned 31 people in the investigation, and four people remain in custody. |
| Mr Nelson also said the police were being hampered by a "code of silence" or lack of trust in police on the island. | Mr Nelson also said the police were being hampered by a "code of silence" or lack of trust in police on the island. |
| "People don't want to tell the police (anything)," he said. | "People don't want to tell the police (anything)," he said. |
| A reward of £67,000 has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the killer. | A reward of £67,000 has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the killer. |