Officer convicted over fatal shooting of soldier

An Army officer has been convicted over the killing of a 21-year-old soldier who was fatally shot during a training exercise, the Ministry of Defence said.

Capt Jonathan Price, 32, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence following a seven-week court martial at Bulford, Wilts.

Ranger Michael Maguire was one of several soldiers who came under machine-gun fire during an exercise at the Castlemartin Training Area in Pembrokeshire in May 2012.

Rgr Maguire, from Co Cork, Ireland, died after being struck in the forehead by a stray bullet from a GPMG (general purpose machine-gun).