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Sgt Emile Cilliers charged over parachute fall death Sgt Emile Cilliers charged over wife's parachute fall
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An Army sergeant has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after a woman's parachute failed to open during a skydive. An Army sergeant has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after his wife's parachute failed to open during a skydive.
Sgt Emile Cilliers, 36, of Amesbury, Wiltshire, was arrested after the woman fell 4,000ft (1,219m) on 5 April 2015. Sgt Emile Cilliers, 36, of Amesbury, Wiltshire, was arrested after his wife Victoria fell 4,000ft (1,219m) on 5 April 2015.
Mr Cilliers faces a further charge of criminal damage reckless to the endangerment of life. Mr Cilliers faces a further charge of criminal damage reckless to the endangerment of life of the couple's two children.
He has been released on bail and is due in court in October. He has been released on bail.
The woman suffered multiple serious injuries after falling to the ground during a routine jump over Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire on 5 April. He will appear in Salisbury Crown Court in October.
Victoria Cilliers suffered "multiple serious injuries" after falling to the ground during a routine jump near Netheravon Airfield over Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire on 5 April.
Ian Harris, from the Crown Prosecution Service Wessex, said: "The CPS has today authorised the police to charge Emile Cilliers with two charges of attempting to murder his wife, Victoria Cilliers, and with a further charge of criminal damage reckless to the endangerment of the lives of their two children."
The two attempted murder charges relate to different dates - one between 28 March and 31 March 2015 at an undisclosed address in Wiltshire and the other between 3 April and 6 April 2015 at Netheravon.
The third charge relates to allegations he damaged a domestic gas fitting belonging to Mrs Cilliers, between 28 March and 321 March at Amesbury thus endangering the children's life.