Barracks murder trial: soldier was brutally attacked, jury told

Prosecutor says Lance Corporal Richard Farrell inflicted heavy blows to Corporal Geoffrey McNeill, breaking his neck

A soldier sustained a broken neck in a deadly attack by his comrade at a barracks in Shropshire, a jury has been told.

At the start of his murder trial, prosecutors alleged Lance Corporal Richard Farrell, a serving soldier with The Royal Irish Regiment, inflicted heavy blows to fellow unit mate Corporal Geoffrey McNeill, at their base in March.

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