Soldier arrested in connection with army death

A man was arrested for questioning by the RUC about the death of a British soldier at an army base in Co Armagh at the weekend.

Soldier arrested in connection with army death
Tue, 19 Jun, 2001 - 14:59

A man was arrested for questioning by the RUC about the death of a British soldier at an army base in Co Armagh at the weekend.

Private Peter Wilkinson, 21, from Ramsgate in Kent was injured in an incident on Friday at the Mahon Rd base in Portadown and died in hospital the following day.

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