PM backs Marines after murder
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the conviction of a Royal Marine for murdering an injured Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan should not "besmirch" the organisation's proud history.
MoD: Afghan murder a 'truly shocking aberration'
Brigadier Bill Dunham, Deputy Commandant General of the Royal Marines has said the murder of an Afghan soldier by a marine was "a truly shocking and appalling aberration".
In a statement released by the Ministry of Defence, Brigadier Dunham said: "It should not have happened and it should never happen again".
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Marine convicted of 'execution' of injured Afghan
A commando in the Royal Marines has been convicted of the killing of a seriously injured Afghan fighter, described as "an execution".
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Court releases recording of Marines 'killing Afghan'
Still images and audio recordings of three Royal Marines allegedly murdering a captured Afghan man in 2011 have been released.