Marine 'devastated' at life sentence for Afghan murder

The question of whether two Royal Marines, against whom charges were discontinued, should be named will be the subject of a further hearing, judges have said.

Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, sitting with Mr Justice Tugendhat and Mr Justice Holroyde in London, said Marine A, who was convicted of murdering an Afghan insurgent, should be publicly named along with two servicemen who were acquitted by a court martial.

A Royal Marine convicted of murdering an injured Afghan insurgent should be publicly named, leading judges in London ruled today.

Two acquitted servicemen should also be named, they said.