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Kali Lindsay, Laura Ferguson & Dominic Picksley

Soldier's death on live-firing exercise has been ruled accidental

A court has ruled that the death of a soldier from Paisley who was shot in the head when on a night-time training exercise was accidental, following an inquest.

In August 2016, Private Conor McPherson was shot through his helmet by another, killing him, heard an inquest Northumberland Coroner’s Court. He was serving with A Company, 3 Scots – The Black Watch – at Otterburn Training Area at the time.

Senior Coroner Andrew Hetherington asked jurors to retire and consider a verdict after five days of evidence, GlasgowLive reports.

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