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| Sgt Emile Cilliers charged over wife's parachute fall | 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 his wife'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 his wife Victoria 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 of the couple's two children. | 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. | He has been released on bail. |
| He will appear in Salisbury Crown Court in October. | 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. | 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 two children." | 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 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 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 31 March at Amesbury thus endangering the children's lives. |