Drone_pilot
03-08-04, 11:34
The father of a Royal Marine shot dead during a training exercise has claimed he was given a watered-down version of a report into his son's death.
Alan Richards, from Cwmavon near Port Talbot, said the document he was given had key details blacked out.
He wants to know what happened to his 17-year-old son, Wayne, during a commando night exercise.
The Ministry of Defence said it had cut some passages, including those which might prove to be distressing.
Mr Richards, 46, claimed the MoD's censoring has more to do with military chiefs knowing that he will use the report to call for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to re-examine the case.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3526100.stm)
Alan Richards, from Cwmavon near Port Talbot, said the document he was given had key details blacked out.
He wants to know what happened to his 17-year-old son, Wayne, during a commando night exercise.
The Ministry of Defence said it had cut some passages, including those which might prove to be distressing.
Mr Richards, 46, claimed the MoD's censoring has more to do with military chiefs knowing that he will use the report to call for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to re-examine the case.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3526100.stm)