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20/06/2014
Honeymoon Couple Killer Absconds From Prison
A murderer, who was serving a life sentence for the murder of a British couple on their honeymoon in Antigua in July 2008, has escaped from Her Majesty's Prison on Thursday .
Ben and Catherine Mullany from Pontardawe in Wales, were married two weeks before being shot by Avie Howell and his accomplice Kaniel Martin.
Mrs Mullany, who was a doctor, died instantly, while her husband who was a physiotherapy student died after he was flown home to Swansea.
Howell escaped from the prison with another inmate who was being detained on fraud charges.
Counsellor Jamal Wright, from St John's police station in Antigua said: "Apparently they used a sharp implement to cut out a portion of mesh and jumped over the northern prison wall, which is about 9m high."
Sgt Raymond Finley said he believed the inmate was still on the island, and local police and defence forces were searching for him.
(CVS/CD)
Ben and Catherine Mullany from Pontardawe in Wales, were married two weeks before being shot by Avie Howell and his accomplice Kaniel Martin.
Mrs Mullany, who was a doctor, died instantly, while her husband who was a physiotherapy student died after he was flown home to Swansea.
Howell escaped from the prison with another inmate who was being detained on fraud charges.
Counsellor Jamal Wright, from St John's police station in Antigua said: "Apparently they used a sharp implement to cut out a portion of mesh and jumped over the northern prison wall, which is about 9m high."
Sgt Raymond Finley said he believed the inmate was still on the island, and local police and defence forces were searching for him.
(CVS/CD)
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