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| British man jailed for killing soldier David Lee Collins in Cyprus | British man jailed for killing soldier David Lee Collins in Cyprus |
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| A Manchester man has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a British soldier in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence has said. | A Manchester man has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a British soldier in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| David Lee Collins, 19, was stabbed to death after a fight broke out in a nightclub in the popular resort of Ayia Napa last November. | David Lee Collins, 19, was stabbed to death after a fight broke out in a nightclub in the popular resort of Ayia Napa last November. |
| Mohammed Abdulkadir Osman, 20, originally from Somalia but believed to have been living in London, admitted manslaughter at a court hearing in Larnaca on 22 April and returned for sentencing on Friday. Two British teenagers were acquitted of all charges. | Mohammed Abdulkadir Osman, 20, originally from Somalia but believed to have been living in London, admitted manslaughter at a court hearing in Larnaca on 22 April and returned for sentencing on Friday. Two British teenagers were acquitted of all charges. |
| Collins, from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was said to have been stationed at an army base in the Dhekelia area of the island. | Collins, from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was said to have been stationed at an army base in the Dhekelia area of the island. |
| He was off duty with three other soldiers when they became involved in a brawl with three British holidaymakers in the early hours of the morning. He was stabbed the day before he was due to fly out to Afghanistan. | He was off duty with three other soldiers when they became involved in a brawl with three British holidaymakers in the early hours of the morning. He was stabbed the day before he was due to fly out to Afghanistan. |
| MoD spokeswoman Connie Pierce said the attack took place in an area of the eastern Mediterranean island that British soldiers are told to avoid because of previous incidents. | MoD spokeswoman Connie Pierce said the attack took place in an area of the eastern Mediterranean island that British soldiers are told to avoid because of previous incidents. |
| After the rape and murder of the Danish tour guide Louise Jensen by British servicemen in 1994, the centre of Ayia Napa – a clubbing resort with a reputation for sex, drugs and violence – was declared off limits to soldiers by senior military officers on the island. | After the rape and murder of the Danish tour guide Louise Jensen by British servicemen in 1994, the centre of Ayia Napa – a clubbing resort with a reputation for sex, drugs and violence – was declared off limits to soldiers by senior military officers on the island. |
| About 3,000 British military personnel are stationed in Cyprus at bases retained after the former British colony gained independence in 1960. | About 3,000 British military personnel are stationed in Cyprus at bases retained after the former British colony gained independence in 1960. |
| In 2008, nine British soldiers went on trial accused of trashing a pub and beating up its owner during a mass brawl. The servicemen, who were celebrating finishing tours of Iraq and Afghanistan and returning to the UK, were all acquitted. | In 2008, nine British soldiers went on trial accused of trashing a pub and beating up its owner during a mass brawl. The servicemen, who were celebrating finishing tours of Iraq and Afghanistan and returning to the UK, were all acquitted. |
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