Showing posts with label Coroner verdict. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coroner verdict. Show all posts

Thursday, February 10, 2011

British Bomb Disposal hero - Coroners verdict

Sgt. Olaf Schmid
There was "no evidence" a British George Cross-winning bomb disposal hero killed in a blast in Afghanistan was physically tired on the day he died, an inquest heard.

Cornwall Coroner Emma Carlyon returned a verdict that Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid was unlawfully killed while on active service.

She said nothing in the Army operation which led to his death could have prevented his "catastrophic injuries".

Read full story at SkyNews