QC tells Marine hearing that extremists are ‘The New Barbarians’

Royal Marine Alexander Blackman could return to service when he is released from his prison sentence for shooting dead an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan. The 42-year-old was convicted of murder in 2013 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***. A Court Martial Appeal Court today (Fri) heard the terrorist was just minutes away from death having been lawfully attacked…