An Army captain has been jailed for 18 months after a soldier was killed during a live firing exercise.
Capt Jonathan Price was also dismissed from the Army by the court martial for the gross negligence manslaughter of Ranger Michael Maguire.
The 21-year-old was hit by a stray bullet at the Castlemartin Range, Pembrokeshire in 2012.
Lt Col Richard Bell and Warrant Officer Class 2 Stuart Pankhurst were convicted of negligently performing a duty.
This whole tragedy is terribly sad for all involved.
For me, it also brings back memories of a case I acted on many years ago on Salisbury Plane, when one team of soldiers shot across the field in the wrong direction fatally wounding the safety officer.
Defence is a dangerous game. Training has to be realistic but minimising incidents like this has to take priority.
Live firing exercise death so terribly sad
An Army captain has been jailed for 18 months after a soldier was killed during a live firing exercise.
Capt Jonathan Price was also dismissed from the Army by the court martial for the gross negligence manslaughter of Ranger Michael Maguire.
The 21-year-old was hit by a stray bullet at the Castlemartin Range, Pembrokeshire in 2012.
Lt Col Richard Bell and Warrant Officer Class 2 Stuart Pankhurst were convicted of negligently performing a duty.
This whole tragedy is terribly sad for all involved.
For me, it also brings back memories of a case I acted on many years ago on Salisbury Plane, when one team of soldiers shot across the field in the wrong direction fatally wounding the safety officer.
Defence is a dangerous game. Training has to be realistic but minimising incidents like this has to take priority.
Hilary Meredith