«Breaking News» Mother of British soldier shot dead in Iraq friendly fire accident forgives his 'broken' best friend

Colin Theaker (left) accidentally shot and killed Scott Hetherington (right) when they were on deployment helping train local soldiers to fight Islamic State in 2017

The mother of a soldier who was shot dead in Iraq has forgiven his 'broken' best friend who fired the bullet - as he pleads guilty to manslaughter.

Colin Theaker accidentally shot and killed Scott Hetherington when they were on deployment helping train local soldiers to fight Islamic State in 2017.

The pair had been 'playing around' with a service pistol in their accommodation on January 2 when a single fatal shot was fired at Lance Corporal Hetherington, a court heard.

The victim's mother, Anne, previously described how fellow Lance Corporal Theaker had been overcome with guilt after the friendly fire accident, the Telegraph reported.

She said: 'He couldn't grasp why I didn't hate him or want him dead, too.

'He was totally broken. He still is. He is a broken soul. Colin has gone from a strong soldier to a little boy again who needs looking after. I could never walk away.'

LCpl Theaker, appearing via. videolink from Weeton Barracks, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by gross negligence at a hearing at Catterick Garrison court martial centre on Monday.

During the incident, a nearby soldier allegedly heard LCpl Hetherington say 'no, no don't do that' before the gun was fired, the court heard.

LCpl Theaker, in a statement read out by defence barrister Ben Knight, said his best friend's death was a 'terrible accident'.  

Anne Hetherinton with her son Scott. She said yesterday she forgives the friend who killed him

The pair had been 'playing around' with a service pistol in their accommodation on January 2 when a single fatal shot was fired at Lance Corporal Hetherington (right), a court heard

Lance Corporal Scott Hetherington's coffin is carried from All Saints and Martyrs Church in Middleton, Greater Manchester, after his military funeral

LCpl Hetherington, a vehicle commander in the Force Protection Platoon, became the first British solider to have been killed in Iraq since 2009. He was buried with full military honours in Middleton, Greater Manchester three weeks after his death.

A coroner heard the soldier died as a result of a 'negligent discharge of a weapon by another soldier,' the Manchester Evening News reported.  

It is expected LCpl Theaker will be sentenced on March 8, Vice-Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces Michael Hunter said.

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Colin Theaker (left) accidentally shot and killed Scott Hetherington (right) when they were on deployment helping train local soldiers to fight Islamic State in 2017

The mother of a soldier who was shot dead in Iraq has forgiven his ‘broken’ best friend who fired the bullet...

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