A Royal Marine who shot an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan has won an appeal against his murder conviction.
Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton, Somerset, had the conviction quashed by five judges at the Court Martial Appeal Court in London.
They replaced it with manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility.
ABOVE AND BELOW: Video Footage released by the MoD shows the moments leading up to the incident (WARNING: Strong language throughout)
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