Private faces discharge for pointing cocked and loaded rifle at colleague while 'just having a laugh', court martial hears

A private in the Defence Forces is facing discharge for pointing a cocked and loaded automatic rifle at another private when he was “just having a laugh” in his barracks.

Private faces discharge for pointing cocked and loaded rifle at colleague while 'just having a laugh', court martial hears
Fri, 08 Jun, 2018 - 17:30

By Ruaidhrí Giblin

A private in the Defence Forces is facing discharge for pointing a cocked and loaded automatic rifle at another private when he was “just having a laugh” in his barracks.

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