Soldiers tied barbed wire to colleague’s toes and shocked him with cable

A soldier was tied up, had barbed wire strung around his toes, and was subjected to a number of electric shocks to his feet and chest as a group of up to 30 of his colleagues looked on.

The treatment meted out to the man was also videoed on a camera phone by one of the onlookers.

The Defence Forces confirmed military police are investigating the alleged incident following a complaint made by a serving army member. It’s understood they have interviewed the victim, a soldier in his 30s with a number of years’ service. They have also taken statements from personnel who witnessed the incident at The Curragh.