Saville: Para 'had McGuinness in rifle sights'

A former paratrooper who claimed he was prepared to shoot Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness before Bloody Sunday, today admitted recurrent nightmares may have become more real to him than actual events.

Saville: Para 'had McGuinness in rifle sights'

A former paratrooper who claimed he was prepared to shoot Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness before Bloody Sunday, today admitted recurrent nightmares may have become more real to him than actual events.

Soldier L, who was a private in the Parachute Regiment, told the Saville Inquiry he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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