Sad end to honeymoon man mercy dash

12 April 2012

A community in mourning for a doctor shot dead on her honeymoon in Antigua is now also coming to terms with the death of her husband.

Ben Mullany died on Sunday after being critically injured in the shooting on the Carribean island in which his new wife Catherine died instantly.

Mr Mullany suffered a fractured skull and had a bullet lodged in the back of his head following what is believed to have been a bungled robbery in the couple's room at the Cocos Hotel on July 27.

He was flown home and arrived at Morriston Hospital, in Swansea, South Wales, in the early hours of Saturday.

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

A hospital spokeswoman said: "Following brain stem testing that was carried out earlier today, 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, had been treated in the same intensive care unit where his wife Catherine did part of her training as a doctor.

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 flown back to the UK on a separate flight, accompanied by her parents.

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

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