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December 5, 2013updated 06 Dec 2013 3:40pm

Murdering marine named as Sgt Alexander Wayne Blackman

By Darren Boyle

A Royal Marine Commando convicted of murdering an Afghan insurgent was today named as Sgt Alexander Wayne Blackman.

Blackman was previously known only as Marine A during his court martial, however the judge Advocate General Jeff Blackett said he should be publicly named at the end of the proceedings.

Blackman appealed this decision claiming his life and the life of his family could be put at risk if his identity became known.

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