Soldier's death was unlawful killing

A coroner has ruled that the death of a Scottish soldier in Iraq was unlawful killing, due to an Army logistics failure.

Selena Lynch, Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire ruled that army logistics failures led to the unlawful killing of 19-year-old soldier Gordon Gentle of the Royal Highland Fusiliers (RHF), in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq in June 2004.

Fusilier Gentle had volunteered for the position of top cover, looking out from the top of the vehicle. She said it was probable th... (202 more words)

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