Saturday, December 08, 2007

Soldier killed

In Scotland, s killer has been jailed for nine years and seven months for fatally stabbing a soldier who returned home after surviving two tours of duty in Iraq, according to theherald.co.uk.

The 23-year-old soldier was celebrating Hogmanay in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, when he was stabbed with a martial arts butterfly knife. The Lance Corporal in the Royal Highland Fusiliers was killed after he went to check his cousin was safe after fighting broke out.

The 25-year-old killer then stabbed the young soldier in the groin before running away. The victim died in hospital after the knife attack despite efforts to resuscitate him.

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