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| Cpl Geoffrey McNeill murder: Comrade convicted over barracks killing | Cpl Geoffrey McNeill murder: Comrade convicted over barracks killing |
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| A soldier has been found guilty of murdering his comrade in an attack at their barracks. | A soldier has been found guilty of murdering his comrade in an attack at their barracks. |
| L/Cpl Richard Farrell, 23, set upon Cpl Geoffrey McNeill, 32, of County Antrim, in his room at Clive Barracks, Tern Hill, Shropshire, in March. | L/Cpl Richard Farrell, 23, set upon Cpl Geoffrey McNeill, 32, of County Antrim, in his room at Clive Barracks, Tern Hill, Shropshire, in March. |
| He inflicted "a series of heavy blows", according to prosecuting QC Christopher Hotten, breaking Cpl McNeill's neck in three places. | He inflicted "a series of heavy blows", according to prosecuting QC Christopher Hotten, breaking Cpl McNeill's neck in three places. |
| He was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court and will be sentenced later. | He was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court and will be sentenced later. |
| In a majority decision, the jury returned its verdict against Farrell, from Dublin, a member of the Royal Irish Regiment, after 19 hours of deliberation. | |
| He claimed he had drunk at least a litre of Disaronno liqueur and remembered nothing of the night's events after being punched by Cpl McNeill, of Ballymoney, in a pub in nearby Market Drayton. | |
| Farrell told the jury his last memory was of seeing another soldier and Cpl McNeill standing in front of him "and next it just goes black". | |
| He said he tried to revive Cpl McNeill after discovering his body underneath a bed. | |
| Farrell initially thought his comrade was asleep in his room, the court heard. | |
| Cpl McNeill, 32, was found with various injuries, including to his testicles. | |
| L/Cpl Farrell has said he grabbed them to check if his comrade was conscious. |