Hundreds of mourners say farewell to young soldier

Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of Cornish soldier, Dave Curnow.

A packed Truro cathedral, hosted a full military service, in memory of the young man who had fought in Afghanistan.

He died after being assaulted outside a nightclub in Redruth.

Soldiers await for the arrival of the hearse outside Truro Cathedral:

A young soldier who has served in Afghanistan has been murdered on the streets of his home town.

Dave Curnow, 20, died today (Monday 21 September) from injuries he sustained in a brutal attack in the early hours of Sunday.

A member of the public found him unconscious on the ground following an assault outside a nightclub in Redruth, Cornwall at 2.45am.

He suffered serious head injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Royal Cornwall Hospital before being transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he died.

People have taken to twitter and Facebook to pay their respects.

Connor Hammond, 21, of Redruth and Liam Laing, 21, of Truro are due before magistrates tomorrow (Tuesday 22 September) charged with his murder.