A special forces soldier has been handed a suspended jail sentence after a training exercise descended into disaster when he mistakenly fired live rounds instead of blanks, hitting a colleague seven times and leaving him with life-changing injuries.
The shocking incident, which occurred during a hostage drill in January 2019, was detailed at Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire, where the shooter, known only as Soldier B for security reasons, received a six-month suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay £5,000 compensation.
