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Mother wins Snatch vehicle ruling Mother in Snatch vehicle victory
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The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq has won a judicial review of the government's refusal to hold a public inquiry over Snatch Land Rovers. The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq has won the right for a judicial review of the government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into Snatch Land Rovers.
The High Court heard that 37 soldiers had died in Iraq and Afghanistan while using the vehicles since 2005. Susan Smith, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, is entitled to a High Court judicial review of their use.
However a judge said the review would not cover present and future use of the Land Rovers. But Mr Justice Mitting said the review would not cover the present and future use of Snatch Land Rovers.
The lightly armoured vehicles have been criticised for offering insufficient protection to troops from bomb blasts.The lightly armoured vehicles have been criticised for offering insufficient protection to troops from bomb blasts.
The High Court heard that 37 soldiers had died in Iraq and Afghanistan while using the vehicles since 2005.
The judge said the vehicles' present and future deployment was "unimpeachable" in the courts.