A former soldier became ill while in the witness box at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry today, forcing the morning session to finish early.
Lance Bombardier 145 fell ill about 45 minutes into his evidence about the January 39th, 1972, shootings in which British paratroopers killed 13 unarmed men on a Derry civil rights march.
Lance Bombardier 145, who was in 11 Sphinx Battery of the 22nd Light Air Defence Regiment that day, became ill as he was speaking. Lord Saville, the inquiry chairman, immediately called for a break in the proceedings at 11.22 a.m.
Lance Bombardier 145 was taken to the witness-liaison room at the Westminster Central Hall, central London, where the military evidence is being heard.
Lord Saville made a brief statement to say the witness had to seek medical advice and that his evidence would not continue today.
Lance Bombardier 145 was helping to manning the barriers on Bloody Sunday. He was on his second tour of Northern Ireland.
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