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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

INSANE: Potential systemic failure may have contributed to soldier s death say family - The Real Truth

The family of a soldier who died when his rifle went off during a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands have told a pre-inquest hearing that a “potential systemic failure” may have contributed to his death.

Lance Corporal Joe Spencer, 24, from Hampshire, was killed on November 1 2016 when his gun went off unexpectedly during a sniper training course in Tain.

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