Caged Royal Marine Sgt Alexander Blackman may walk free within weeks. The Court Martial Appeal Court this morning sentenced Blackman to seven years for the manslaughter of a Taliban fighter. Appeal Court judges had already downgraded Sgt Blackman’s conviction to manslaughter…
The wife of 'Marine A' Alexander Blackman reacts to the news that his murder conviction has been downgraded to manslaughter pic.twitter.com/nRxAAjReEm
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 15, 2017
Ex-Royal Marine Alexander Blackman who killed a wounded Taliban member in Afghanistan has this morning had his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter.