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| Three women are in custody on the Caribbean island of Antigua after being arrested over the murders of Welsh couple Catherine and Ben Mullany. | Three women are in custody on the Caribbean island of Antigua after being arrested over the murders of Welsh couple Catherine and Ben Mullany. |
| The doctor and her husband were shot at their hotel on the final day of their two-week honeymoon last month. | The doctor and her husband were shot at their hotel on the final day of their two-week honeymoon last month. |
| Two men also remained in custody but police have released another man. | Two men also remained in custody but police have released another man. |
| Police in Antigua said their enquiries were continuing and once complete, the director of public prosecutions would be consulted and his advice sought. | Police in Antigua said their enquiries were continuing and once complete, the director of public prosecutions would be consulted and his advice sought. |
| The third woman was detained after the two others, aged 32 and 22, had already been arrested. | The third woman was detained after the two others, aged 32 and 22, had already been arrested. |
| The two men in custody are believed to be aged in their late teens or early 20s. | |
| A decision on possible charges could be made on Monday or later in the week. | A decision on possible charges could be made on Monday or later in the week. |
| Inspector Cornelius Charles says Antiguan police and their British counterparts are continuing their inquiry | Inspector Cornelius Charles says Antiguan police and their British counterparts are continuing their inquiry |
| Police have refused to comment on whether they are confident that any of the suspects in custody will be charged with murder. | Police have refused to comment on whether they are confident that any of the suspects in custody will be charged with murder. |
| A police statement said the arrests had been made as a result of a "proactive police operation" and some of those questioned had been charged with drugs offences unconnected to the murders. | A police statement said the arrests had been made as a result of a "proactive police operation" and some of those questioned had been charged with drugs offences unconnected to the murders. |
| The Mullanys, 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 Mullanys, 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. | 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. |
| Mrs 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. | Mrs 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 couple were buried in a private ceremony last week. |
| The arrests came after two of the women in custody, believed to be accused of handling items which were stolen from the couple, gave the police information. | The arrests came after two of the women in custody, believed to be accused of handling items which were stolen from the couple, gave the police information. |
| Antiguan police said the women's arrests and charges were directly linked to the men now in police custody. | Antiguan police said the women's arrests and charges were directly linked to the men now in police custody. |