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Agnes Wanjiru murder

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sybillalle · 30/10/2021 21:58

The soldiers were joking about her murder on Facebook.

Crying with laughter: soldiers joked about mother’s ‘murder’ on Facebook

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/crying-with-laughter-soldiers-joked-about-mothers-murder-on-facebook-fkj9s6stb

I'm just speechless at this. They should all be jailed. The worst example of inhumanity I have seen in a long time. They were posting ghost emojis and gifs of a cartoon child crying at a funeral. How do they sleep at night?

That poor woman and her daughter. What the hell is going on in the British Army? There needs to be a huge inquiry.

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Theimpossiblegirl · 30/10/2021 22:06

That is appalling. I really hope something is done, but I doubt it will be.

NiceGerbil · 30/10/2021 22:10

In a septic tank.

I mean that is just so upsetting and sums the whole attitude up.

But variations on this, with various organised groups overseas eg peacekeepers, soldiers, charity workers etc etc etc is pretty common and we only hear about a small amount of it.

Piccalino3 · 30/10/2021 22:16

I couldn't read the whole article due the the paywall but what I did see is absolutely appalling. How utterly awful. Poor poor woman. Why weren't the men who killed her investigated and prosecuted?

NiceGerbil · 30/10/2021 22:31

They rarely are.

Not the first time. By far. Sadly won't be the last.

Annabellerina · 31/10/2021 01:15

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nocoolnamesleft · 31/10/2021 01:38

Bloody hell. That poor woman.

Sharknado · 31/10/2021 08:36

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BingBongSong · 31/10/2021 08:40

@Piccalino3

I couldn't read the whole article due the the paywall but what I did see is absolutely appalling. How utterly awful. Poor poor woman. Why weren't the men who killed her investigated and prosecuted?
Hope this works:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/190391b4-398f-11ec-a14e-75e3a4bcdc4c?shareToken=73afa2e22bc88e2a2e52f4e7b858450c

Sharknado · 31/10/2021 10:48

Not quite sure why my post above was deleted. Guessing because I posted a link. I’ll not link again but the Times article mentions a crowd fund started by MP Jess Phillips to raise funds for Agnes’ daughter.

BingBongSong · 31/10/2021 16:07

@Sharknado

Not quite sure why my post above was deleted. Guessing because I posted a link. I’ll not link again but the Times article mentions a crowd fund started by MP Jess Phillips to raise funds for Agnes’ daughter.
Here is Jess's Twitter post with more information.

twitter.com/jessphillips/status/1454757523899158529?

I'm appalled and angered by this case.

FoggySpecs · 31/10/2021 16:17

It is truly appalling, it made me feel really disillusioned. I had heard about 14 years ago that men in the army behaved atrociously on training exercises in Kenya but nothing prepared me for this level of depravity. Poor Agnes. Great journalism from The Times too.

LemonJuiceFromConcentrate · 31/10/2021 16:25

What the hell did I just read? That is absolutely horrifying.

Thanks for the share token.

Annabellerina · 01/11/2021 16:46

I'd also posted the crowd funder. I guess you can search for it if you want to donate.

MedusasBadHairDay · 01/11/2021 16:48

It was bad enough that it happened in the first place, but for them to all be finding it so amusing. Fucking hell.

teawamutu · 01/11/2021 21:47

Thank you for the hint re the crowdfunder. I've been hoping there would be one.

KeyErro · 01/11/2021 21:51

I've been following this story and it makes my blood boil.
The contempt, the institionalised misogyny, the expectation that the British Army can behave like this with impunity because the locals should just be glad for the money.
And also the fact that decent men in junior roles try to do the right thing and it's crushed by higher-ups.
Absolutely shameful.

ARoombaOfOnesOwn · 03/11/2021 08:59

Awful, this story just gets worse.

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