British Army soldiers may face prosecution over death of Iraqi

British soldiers could face a fresh prosecution over the brutal death of an Iraqi civilian after a scathing report today condemned the “shameful” abuse of prisoners in UK custody.

A landmark public inquiry concluded that father-of-two Baha Mousa, 26, died after an “appalling episode of serious gratuitous violence” meted out by members of 1st Battalion the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment (1QLR).