Army range death 'unlawful killing'

Mar 12 2013

A soldier shot in the head in a safe haven at an Army live-fire shooting range was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has found.

Michael "Mike" Maguire, 20, was hit in the temple by a single machine gun bullet fired by a fellow soldier during a training exercise.

Ranger Maguire was relaxing at a secure location just outside a training range at the Castlemartin Ranges, in Pembrokeshire, in May last year.

An inquest jury in Cardiff heard evidence about the tragic killing after sitting for more than two weeks.

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