Inquest into RAF airman's death
A coroner has recorded that Cpl Brent McCarthy and Welsh Guard Lance Cpl Davies were unlawfully killed while on act of service.
Inquest into airman's death expected to conclude today
The inquest into the death of an RAF airman from Telford is expected to conclude today.
Corporal Brent John McCarthy was shot in Afghanistan in May 2012 at a petrol base in Helmand province alongside a colleague.
The inquest at Oxford Coroners Court has been told the injuries of both men in the gun attack were unsurvivable and nothing could have been done to save their lives.
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