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| SAS sniper Danny Nightingale faces retrial | SAS sniper Danny Nightingale faces retrial |
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| An SAS sniper accused of illegally possessing a gun and ammunition is to return to court to face a retrial. | An SAS sniper accused of illegally possessing a gun and ammunition is to return to court to face a retrial. |
| Sergeant Danny Nightingale has pleaded not guilty to the offences after a previous conviction was quashed by the court of appeal. The two-week trial is expected to begin with legal argument on Monday at the military court centre at Bulford, Wiltshire. | Sergeant Danny Nightingale has pleaded not guilty to the offences after a previous conviction was quashed by the court of appeal. The two-week trial is expected to begin with legal argument on Monday at the military court centre at Bulford, Wiltshire. |
| Present and former members of the SAS are expected to be called during the proceedings, which may give an insight into the workings of the elite regiment and its current levels of morale. It is understood that some members are due to be flown back to Wiltshire from operations. | Present and former members of the SAS are expected to be called during the proceedings, which may give an insight into the workings of the elite regiment and its current levels of morale. It is understood that some members are due to be flown back to Wiltshire from operations. |
| Nightingale's original imprisonment sparked a public outcry and campaign, led by his wife, Sally, which led to the conviction being overturned on appeal. | Nightingale's original imprisonment sparked a public outcry and campaign, led by his wife, Sally, which led to the conviction being overturned on appeal. |
| The 38-year-old father-of-two has argued that the pistol and ammunition were brought back to the UK from Iraq by colleagues, after he had to return at short notice with the bodies of two fellow soldiers. | The 38-year-old father-of-two has argued that the pistol and ammunition were brought back to the UK from Iraq by colleagues, after he had to return at short notice with the bodies of two fellow soldiers. |
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