MoD preparing report into deaths
October 2014
The Ministry of Defence is working round the clock to complete a delayed investigation report into the apparent suicides of two Afghanistan veterans at an isolated UK Army base, an officer has told a court. The probe into the deaths of Lance Corporal James Ross, 30, from Leeds, and Rifleman Darren Mitchell, 20, from London, has yet to be published...
Witness queried in soldier murder trial
October 2014
A soldier has denied changing his evidence against a comrade accused of murdering a corporal from Northern Ireland at their army barracks in England. Witness queried in soldier murder trial Farrell is on trial for the murder of Corporal McNeill. (© West Mercia Police) Lance Corporal Richard Farrell is on trial for killing Corporal Geoffrey McNeill, a fellow member of...
Soldier’s trial visits army barracks
October 2014
The jury in the trial of a soldier accused of murdering his comrade has visited the barracks where the killing is alleged to have taken place. Corporal Geoffrey McNeill was found dead in his room in March. (© West Mercia Police) Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court have been hearing the Crown's evidence against Lance Corporal Richard Farrell. On Wednesday they...