Two more of the seven Colchester-based British Paras charged with the murder of an Iraqi civilian have been named by the Government
Private Samuel May and Roberto Di-Gregorio face a court martial for a joint charge of murder and a second joint charge of violent disorder.
Both men were members of the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, although Di-Gregorio has now left the Army.
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith yesterday named three of the other men facing the charges as Corporal Scott Evans, Private William Nerney and Daniel Harding, who has also left the Army.
The remaining two will be named when they have been told of the charges they face. All seven were from the same regiment.
The charges relate to the death of Nadhem Abdullah following a roadside incident in May 2003 in Al U'Zayra in southern Iraq.
No date has yet been set for the trial or for a preliminary hearing.
Published Monday, February 7, 2005
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