Fifth person charged in Antigua’s honeymoon murder probe

A fifth person was charged in connection with the shooting deaths of two honeymooners in Antigua, police said last week Tuesday.

Georgette Aaron, 31, was charged with accessory to murder, accessory to robbery and perverting the course of justice, court documents showed.

Aaron is the fifth suspect arrested and charged in the ongoing investigation into the murders of Ben and Catherine Mullany, who were shot and killed while honeymooning in Antigua last month.

On the day before, Avie Howell, 17, and Kaniel Martin, 20, had been charged with the murders as well as for robbery.

Two other women, aged 22 and 32, appeared before a magistrate last week on charges for receiving stolen goods belonging to the Welsh couple.

The Mullanys, both 31 years old, were killed July 27 when thieves broke into their hill-top honeymoon resort while they were sleeping and shot them both.

Catherine died instantly from a single gunshot to the head. Ben was shot in the neck and died a week later after he was airlifted home to Wales for treatment.

Scotland Yard detectives, including three forensic experts, and an officer from South Wales police have been assisting local authorities in investigating the homicides on this Caribbean island of 70,000 people.

The couple, from Pontardawe, in southern Wales, were nearing the end of a two-week honeymoon on the island when they were attacked.

Hundreds of Antiguans took part in a march last week to denounce the murders and other unresolved crimes that have taken place here. (Caribbean Net News)