Honeymoon shooting husband dies in hospital

British newlywed Ben Mullany who was shot with his wife on their honeymoon in Antigua has died, the hospital treating him has said.

Catherine Mullany died instantly in the shooting, suspected to be a bungled robbery at their hotel on the Carribean island last Sunday.

Mr Mullany was flown home and arrived at Morriston Hospital, in Swansea, south Wales, in the early hours of Saturday. He had a fractured skull and a bullet lodged in the back of his head following the attack.

A hospital spokeswoman said: "Following brain stem testing ... Ben Mullany has now passed away. The thoughts of all the staff who were involved in Ben's care are with his family at this very sad time."

Mr Mullany, a 31-year-old physiotherapist, was treated in the same intensive care unit where his wife Catherine did part of her training as a doctor.

Doctors had to wait until his condition stabilised following the 24-hour journey home from Antigua before carrying out tests to discover if he was brain dead.

Dr Pushpiner Mangat, the hospital's clinical director for critical care, praised the "outstanding work" of the clinical team who were responsible for Mr Mullany during his transfer from the island.

Mrs Mullany, from Pontardawe, and Mr Mullany, from the village of Ystalyfera, set off on their two-week honeymoon after their wedding on July 12.

The body of Mrs Mullany was being flown back to the UK on a separate flight, accompanied by her parents.

Prayers for the couple were said at churches and chapels throughout their home town of Pontardawe, in the Swansea Valley in Wales - including St John the Evangelist Church where they married three weeks ago.