Cricket legend urges vigilance against crime on Antigua

Aug 8 2008 WalesOnline Former West Indies cricketer Sir Vivian Richards has urged Antiguans to be more vigilant against violent crime following the murders of a British couple on the Caribbean isle, reports said today. Sir Vivian, a national hero in Antigua, joined around 2,000 people in a march to protest against the island’s crime problem and to remember Ben and Catherine Mullany, who were murdered in an apparent bungled robbery two weeks ago on Sunday. Police in Antigua are still hunting for at least one killer who shot Mr and Mrs Mullany, both 31, from Pontardawe, south Wales, in the head in their cottage at the Cocos Hotel and Resort on the last day of their honeymoon. “If we need to survive, we must be vigilant,” said Sir Vivian, according to a report in today’s Antigua Sun. “These are hard times and we have got to move... [read full story]                    

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