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| Police investigating the shooting of a British couple on honeymoon in Antigua say one person is in custody. | Police investigating the shooting of a British couple on honeymoon in Antigua say one person is in custody. |
| As Ben Mullany was placed in intensive care in a Swansea hospital, Antigua police chief Gary Nelson said a "person of interest" was being interviewed. | As Ben Mullany was placed in intensive care in a Swansea hospital, Antigua police chief Gary Nelson said a "person of interest" was being interviewed. |
| Medical staff in Swansea have said they will consider brain stem testing Mr Mullany if he remains in a coma. | |
| The body of Mr Mullany's wife Catherine has now also been flown home from the Caribbean, six days after the attack. | The body of Mr Mullany's wife Catherine has now also been flown home from the Caribbean, six days after the attack. |
| British officers are to fly to Antigua to help Antigua police with the investigation. | British officers are to fly to Antigua to help Antigua police with the investigation. |
| The couple, both 31 and from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley, were attacked on Sunday, the last day of their two-week honeymoon. | The couple, both 31 and from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley, were attacked on Sunday, the last day of their two-week honeymoon. |
| The police commissioner told the BBC News Channel that the lead investigator was speaking to the person in custody at police headquarters. | The police commissioner told the BBC News Channel that the lead investigator was speaking to the person in custody at police headquarters. |
| We are turning over all the stones to find the person responsible Gary Nelson, Antigua police commissioner Mr Nelson said the shooting was similar to another murder in the capital, St John's, two months ago and he thought they could be connected. | We are turning over all the stones to find the person responsible Gary Nelson, Antigua police commissioner Mr Nelson said the shooting was similar to another murder in the capital, St John's, two months ago and he thought they could be connected. |
| That also appeared to be a robbery, and the young male victim was shot in the back of his head. | That also appeared to be a robbery, and the young male victim was shot in the back of his head. |
| "I like to say we are doing it by the numbers, and now we might be in for the long haul. We are turning over all the stones to find the person responsible." | "I like to say we are doing it by the numbers, and now we might be in for the long haul. We are turning over all the stones to find the person responsible." |
| He said he was confident of catching the killer and pledged: "We are not going to stop." | He said he was confident of catching the killer and pledged: "We are not going to stop." |
| Morriston Hospital's Alison Gallagher on Mr Mullany | Morriston Hospital's Alison Gallagher on Mr Mullany |
| "We have another homicide - I think they are linked, but they may not be. I've met the family and gosh, it was hard, it was tough. | "We have another homicide - I think they are linked, but they may not be. I've met the family and gosh, it was hard, it was tough. |
| "Some of the toughest things a police officer can do is talk to the family of the victim. It's so sad." | "Some of the toughest things a police officer can do is talk to the family of the victim. It's so sad." |
| Scotland Yard has confirmed it was sending a team following a request from Antigua's police commissioner. | Scotland Yard has confirmed it was sending a team following a request from Antigua's police commissioner. |
| Medical assessments | Medical assessments |
| 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". |
| 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." |
| Benjamin Mullany is now in intensive care at Swansea's Morriston HospitalPolice in Antigua said Mr Mullany, 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. | Benjamin Mullany is now in intensive care at Swansea's Morriston HospitalPolice in Antigua said Mr Mullany, 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. |
| 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 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 were shot in a suspected bungled robbery at the Cocos Hotel. | The couple were shot in a suspected bungled robbery at the Cocos Hotel. |
| 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. | Police have now questioned 31 people in the investigation. |
| 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. |