Ovation for marine who shot Taliban fighter

A court erupted in deafening cheers as Royal Marine Alexander Blackman was sentenced to seven years for shooting dead an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan – meaning he will be set free in two weeks. The former sergeant, 42, has already served a three-and-a-half years in jail for blasting the insurgent in the chest at close range with a 9mm pistol before quoting Shakespeare as he said: ‘Shuffle off this mortal coil, you c***.’ Blackman was handed a life sentence…