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One held over honeymoon shootings Police 'confident' in killer hunt
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Police investigating the shooting of a British couple on honeymoon in Antigua say one person is in custody. A police chief says he is confident of catching a gunman who killed a bride and left her new husband in a coma on their honeymoon in the Caribbean.
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. Antigua police commissioner Gary Nelson says a "person of interest" is being interviewed about the shooting of Benjamin and Catherine Mullany.
Medical staff in Swansea have said they will consider brain stem testing Mr Mullany if he remains in a coma. Mr Mullany is in a Swansea hospital, where doctors will consider brain stem testing 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. His wife's body has also been flown home, six days after the attack.
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.
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," he told the BBC News Channel. "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." Asked if he expected to catch the killer, he said: "I'm confident. We are not going to stop.
Morriston Hospital's Alison Gallagher on Mr Mullany Antigua police chief on the murder investigation
"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. Mr Nelson has also said the police were being hampered by a "code of silence" or lack of trust in police on the island.
Medical assessments
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 more than 30 people in the investigation.
Mr Mullany, a third-year physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, is being treated at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, in the same intensive care unit where his late wife did part of her training as a doctor.
Benjamin Mullany is now in intensive care at Swansea's Morriston HospitalDr Pushpiner Mangat, the hospital's clinical director for critical care, told a press conference: "Ben remains critically ill. He has not required sedative drugs at any time over the last 24 hours, yet remains in a coma."
Dr Mangat said that if 31-year-old Mr Mullany remained in a coma it was likely doctors would proceed to brain stem testing.
Mr Mullany has a fractured skull and a bullet lodged in the back of his head.
His parents Cynlais and Marilyn, who live close to the hospital, attended the briefing but did not speak and no questions were allowed.
British officers will fly to Antigua to help Antigua police with the investigation. Scotland Yard is sending a team following a request from Mr Nelson, and it will include one officer from South Wales Police.
Mr Mullany's flight landed at Cardiff International Airport in the early hours and was then transferred by ambulance, with a police escort, to Morriston Hospital.
The body of Mrs Mullany was accompanied home by her parents, and arrived at Gatwick airport a couple of hours later.
The couple were shot in a suspected bungled robbery at the Cocos Hotel.