"The man, who can only be identified as Marine B, said he had no inkling that his colleague, Marine A, was about to fire on the suspected insurgent, who was lying wounded and helpless. "I was stunned and shocked at what I had just seen," said Marine B.
Marine A has claimed that he had believed the prisoner was already dead when he fired at him but Marine B told the court martial he thought the Taliban fighter was alive. Marine B conceded he tried to cover up what happened but said he did this to protect a fellow marine.
The incident in Helmand in September 2011 was recorded on a head camera worn by Marine B, then an acting lance corporal. The video footage shows the insurgent, who had been wounded in a helicopter attack, being dragged across a field. Marine A is seen shooting the man in the chest with a pistol. Marines B and C are accused of assisting and encouraging A. All three men deny murder."
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