Jim Collinson [left] talks to the media about his son's
death - inset: Pte James Collinson
The jury in the inquest of one of the soldiers who died in mysterious circumstances at Deepcut barracks has returned an open verdict. The jury had been given a choice of ‘suicide’, ‘accident’ or an ‘open verdict’ on the death of Pte James Collinson. Mr Collinson had died from a bullet to the head. His father, Jim Collinson, speaking to the press after the hearing, called for a public inquiry and said “what are the M.O.D afraid of?” [BBC] There have been repeated calls for such an inquiry, not only by James Collinson’s relatives, but also by the relatives of three other military personnel who also died in unusual circumstances [BBC coverage in depth]
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