Mum of Brit soldier, 22, forgives best friend after he admits to accidentally shooting him dead on Iraq tour

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THE grieving mum of a British soldier has forgiven his best friend after he admitted he accidentally shot him dead. Anne Hetherington, 59, described Colin Theaker as a “broken soul” aft…

Colin pleaded guilty on Monday to killing his best friend with a single shot while "playing around" with the weapon in their accommodation at an Army camp in Iraq.She previously told The Sun on Sunday: "Two young men died that day but one of them is still breathing. Colin admits he would have taken his own life if I hadn’t forgiven him.

"Colin has to live with this for the rest of his life and it breaks my heart all over again to see him reeling in despair."Nothing could be further from the truth."The men, both Lance Corporals in the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster Regiment, were deployed to Baghdad in December 2016 to train local forces to fight ISIS. Scott had Christmas early with his family.

He chatted regularly with Anne, a support worker for adults with mental health and disabilities, after his deployment.Fighting back tears, Anne said: "The last picture he sent me was of a sunset with the words, ‘I love you momma bear’.” “Colin spent every day with Scott in the funeral parlour, talking to him and telling him how sorry he was. He still sobs his heart out and I just listen. He says he’d change places with Scott in a heartbeat — and I believe him.

 

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