British troops accused of mutilating Iraqi corpses after battle

MILITARY police are investigating allegations that British troops mutilated the bodies of Iraqi fighters killed during a skirmish near the town of Majar al Kabir last month.

The allegations appeared in death certificates written by the director of the town's hospital the day after the May 15 firefight.

Dr Adel Salid Majid claimed some of the 22 corpses handed over to the hospital by British troops showed signs of mutilation and torture.