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More released on Antigua deaths | |
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Three men are still in custody on the Caribbean island of Antigua after being arrested over the murders of Welsh couple Catherine and Ben Mullany. | |
The trainee doctor and her husband were shot at their hotel on the final day of their two-week honeymoon last month. | |
Five other men arrested in relation to the killings have now been released. | |
Sunday newspapers reported police as saying the investigation was at a stage where there was a "strong possibility" of a murder charge. | Sunday newspapers reported police as saying the investigation was at a stage where there was a "strong possibility" of a murder charge. |
Police have previously said some of the eight arrested were "prime suspects" and Inspector Cornelius Charles warned more arrests may be made. | Police have previously said some of the eight arrested were "prime suspects" and Inspector Cornelius Charles warned more arrests may be made. |
A statement from police in Antigua said their enquiries were continuing and once complete, the director of public prosecutions would be consulted and his advice sought. | |
The couple were on the final day of their honeymoon | |
Three other men arrested on Friday were released earlier in the week. | |
The police statement said the arrests were made as a result of a "proactive police operation" and some of those questioned have been charged with drugs offences unconnected to the murders. | |
The newly-weds, both 31 and from Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, were on honeymoon in Antigua when they were shot in their hotel bungalow on 27 July. | |
The couple were attacked at the Cocos Hotel and Resort in the south west of the island in what police think was a robbery which went wrong. | |
Catherine Mullany died instantly after being shot in the head while her husband, a physiotherapy student, died a week later after he was transferred home to Wales by air ambulance. | |
The couple were buried in a private ceremony last week. | |
The latest arrests came after two women, believed to be accused of handling items which were stolen from the couple, gave the police information. | |
Antiguan police said said the women's arrests and charges were directly linked to the three men now in police custody. | |
The two women, aged 32 and 22, also remain in custody. |