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Prayers are being said at services in the home town of the couple shot while on honeymoon in Antigua. | Prayers are being said at services in the home town of the couple shot while on honeymoon in Antigua. |
Churches in Pontardawe, south Wales, said prayers would be offered for Ben Mullany, who is in a coma, and his wife Catherine who was killed in the attack. | Churches in Pontardawe, south Wales, said prayers would be offered for Ben Mullany, who is in a coma, and his wife Catherine who was killed in the attack. |
Mr Mullany is being treated at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where his late doctor wife had trained. | Mr Mullany is being treated at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where his late doctor wife had trained. |
Meanwhile, five British police officers in Antigua to help local police have visited the scene of the shooting. | Meanwhile, five British police officers in Antigua to help local police have visited the scene of the shooting. |
The team, led by Superintendent Keith Niven, were invited to the Caribbean island by the local police chief, who has admitted that his force has been stretched by the investigation. | The team, led by Superintendent Keith Niven, were invited to the Caribbean island by the local police chief, who has admitted that his force has been stretched by the investigation. |
'Code of silence' | |
The couple, both 31, were attacked last Sunday, the last day of their two-week honeymoon, in what is believed to have been a bungled robbery. | The couple, both 31, were attacked last Sunday, the last day of their two-week honeymoon, in what is believed to have been a bungled robbery. |
Mr Mullany, a third-year physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, was flown back to the UK on Saturday. | Mr Mullany, a third-year physiotherapy student at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, was flown back to the UK on Saturday. |
The couple, pictured in south Wales, were on the last day of the honeymoon | |
He has a fractured skull and a bullet lodged in the back of his head. | He has a fractured skull and a bullet lodged in the back of his head. |
Doctors at the Swansea hospital say they will consider brain stem testing if he remains in a coma. | Doctors at the Swansea hospital say they will consider brain stem testing if he remains in a coma. |
Catherine Mullany's body was flown home separately, accompanied by her parents. | Catherine Mullany's body was flown home separately, accompanied by her parents. |
Antigua police say a "person of interest" is being interviewed. | Antigua police say a "person of interest" is being interviewed. |
Island police commissioner Gary Nelson said he is confident of catching the gunman. | Island police commissioner Gary Nelson said he is confident of catching the gunman. |
"We are turning over all the stones to find the person responsible," he told the BBC News Channel. | "We are turning over all the stones to find the person responsible," he told the BBC News Channel. |
Mr Nelson has also said the police were being hampered by a "code of silence" or lack of trust in police on the island. | Mr Nelson has also said the police were being hampered by a "code of silence" or lack of trust in police on the island. |
Police have now questioned more than 30 people in the investigation. | Police have now questioned more than 30 people in the investigation. |
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. |