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Prayers said for honeymoon couple Honeymoon groom dies in hospital
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Prayers have been said at services in the home town of the couple shot while on honeymoon in Antigua. A husband has died in hospital, a week after he and his wife were shot while on honeymoon in the Caribbean.
Churches and chapels in Pontardawe, south Wales, offered prayers for Ben Mullany, who is in a coma, and his wife Catherine who was killed in the attack. A spokesman for the hospital in Swansea said following brain stem testing Ben Mullany "has now passed away".
Mr Mullany is being treated at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where his late doctor wife had trained. His wife Catherine, 31, was killed at their rented holiday cottage in Antigua during an attempted robbery.
Meanwhile, five British police officers in Antigua to help local police have visited the scene of the shooting. Mr Mullany, 31, from Pontardawe, was flown home in a critical condition early yesterday. Mrs Mullany's body was also returned to the UK separately.
A spokesman for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust added: "The thoughts of all the staff who were involved in Ben's care are with his family at this very sad time.
"We would now ask the media to respect his family's wishes, and allow them privacy to grieve for Ben."
Mr Mullany, who had been studying to be a physiotherapist, had been transferred to Morriston Hospital in Swansea, where his late doctor wife had trained.
Earlier, prayers have been said at services in the couple's home town.
At the Tabernacle Chapel in Pontardawe, the Rev Gareth Morgan Jones paid a eulogy to Catherine, who he had known since she was at school.At the Tabernacle Chapel in Pontardawe, the Rev Gareth Morgan Jones paid a eulogy to Catherine, who he had known since she was at school.
"Catherine was a talented person but more than that she was a person full of love," said Mr Morgan Jones."Catherine was a talented person but more than that she was a person full of love," said Mr Morgan Jones.
"She was a caring person, loving people and that's why she was an asset to the [medical] profession.""She was a caring person, loving people and that's why she was an asset to the [medical] profession."
Chapel-goers in Pontardawe on Sunday
He said the congregation also held a "very moving" minute's silence, then sang a hymn, which Catherine would have once sung in the choir at her school, Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, about turning the night into day.He said the congregation also held a "very moving" minute's silence, then sang a hymn, which Catherine would have once sung in the choir at her school, Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, about turning the night into day.
"We do pray for her family, a close-knit family," said Mr Morgan Jones after the service."We do pray for her family, a close-knit family," said Mr Morgan Jones after the service.
"And also for Ben, who is critically ill in Morriston Hospital and who we know is very well supported by his family, by the chaplaincy service and the medical staff." Meanwhile, five British police officers in Antigua to help local police have visited the scene of the shooting.
The police 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 police 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''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 had a fractured skull and a bullet lodged in the back of his head.
The couple, pictured in south Wales, were on the last day of the honeymoon Doctors said yesterday say were considering brain stem testing if he remained in a coma.
He has a fractured skull and a bullet lodged in the back of his head. His wife's body was flown home separately, accompanied by her parents.
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.
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.