Shropshire based soldier’s murder trial begins
The trial of a Shropshire based soldier charged with murdering a fellow member of his unit at Tern Hill army barracks begins at Birmingham Crown Court today.
Lance Corporal Richard Farrell was charged with the murder of 32-year-old Corporal Geoffrey William McNeill in March.
Corporal McNeill’s body was found in an accommodation block at Clive Barracks in Market Drayton at around 9am on Saturday 8 March.
Farrell was arrested at the barracks a short time later, he denies the charge.
A jury of eight men and four women were sworn in yesterday, the trial is expected to last four-weeks.
