Soldier dies in shooting incident
September 1997
Soldier dies in shooting incident Posted on September 3, 1997 at 1:22 pm. An RIR soldier died in a shooting incident in Mahon Road Army Barracks in Portadown today. An RUC spokesman said detectives are investigating the shooting, which took place around 10.00am. With acknowledgements to The Belfast Telegraph.
Warrant Officer admits sexual attacks
September 1997
A judge brands Army RSM – ‘a disgrace’. A former high-ranking Army Officer was today branded ‘a disgrace’, after admitting to molesting several of his subordinates at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn. The man involved pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assaults in Craigavon Crown Court yesterday.With acknowledgements to The Belfast Telegraph