Surely the two guardsmen are deserving of the prerogative of mercy?
The guardsmen have been advised of this in writing.
All she has to do is release the guardsmen either on bail, day release or whatever other arrangements can be made.
The guardsmen would appear to be the first to have been caught.
Then there are the guards regiments with officers who behave with the same more or less effortless superiority as guardsmen the world over.
I am also sure that the guardsmen received the sympathy they deserved.
Whatever the causes, there can be no excuse for soldiers taking action such as these guardsmen did.
The fact is that the guardsmen committed a very serious offence, which resulted in a young life being lost.
