Parachute Murder.
Discussion
hornetrider said:
Regarding the guy in the op, I'm very surprised he's been bailed hving been charged with not one but two counts of attempted murder. I'm sure his poor wife isn't sleeping so well at the moment.
Not only has he been bailed but he's now been given permission to go overseas on a skiing trip.Soldier on attempted murder rap over wife's parachute failure given special bail so he can go SKIING
Edited by BlackLabel on Friday 18th November 14:22
The trial for this has just started.
An army sergeant who was having affairs with two women attempted to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute before a skydive he had organised as a “treat”, a jury has been told. Emile Cilliers is accused of deliberately removing vital components from a parachute rig, which led to his wife, Victoria, plunging 1,200 metres (4,000ft) to the ground during her jump in Wiltshire.
An army sergeant who was having affairs with two women attempted to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute before a skydive he had organised as a “treat”, a jury has been told. Emile Cilliers is accused of deliberately removing vital components from a parachute rig, which led to his wife, Victoria, plunging 1,200 metres (4,000ft) to the ground during her jump in Wiltshire.
Guardian said:
Winchester crown court heard that Victoria Cilliers, a former army officer and highly experienced parachutist, spiralled to the ground but “miraculously” survived the fall.
The jury heard that a week before the incident at the army parachute association camp at Netheravon, Salisbury Plain, Cilliers, 37, allegedly tried to kill his wife, 40, by interfering with a gas pipe at their home, hoping to cause an explosion when she lit the stove.
It is claimed that Cilliers was having an affair with a woman he had met via the dating app Tinder and had vowed to begin a new life with her. But he was also having a sexual relationship with his former wife, Carly Cilliers, the court heard.
The jury heard that a week before the incident at the army parachute association camp at Netheravon, Salisbury Plain, Cilliers, 37, allegedly tried to kill his wife, 40, by interfering with a gas pipe at their home, hoping to cause an explosion when she lit the stove.
It is claimed that Cilliers was having an affair with a woman he had met via the dating app Tinder and had vowed to begin a new life with her. But he was also having a sexual relationship with his former wife, Carly Cilliers, the court heard.
FlyingMeeces said:
knitware said:
Should dwarfs be parachuting?
Either I'm due a parrot (probably) or you're not thinking too clearly, why on earth not? Why on earth would being short or having short arms and legs stop someone from parachuting, assuming appropriately fitted kit as the linked BPA minutes indicate.
“The jury in the trial of an army sergeant accused of attempting to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts.
Emile Cilliers will face a retrial after the jury was dismissed on Thursday, a day after the judge warned its members against bullying among them.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/23/ju...
Emile Cilliers will face a retrial after the jury was dismissed on Thursday, a day after the judge warned its members against bullying among them.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/23/ju...
i think this case is a good example of the media only interested in reporting the more sensationalist elements of stories. if you have a dig around none of the reported one in a million happenings are actually one in a million happenings. things like line twists in both parachutes appear to be fairly common and it is entirely possible for slinks to be installed incorrectly.
as a layman when i look at slinks and the job they do i am not immediately convinced they are the best way to keep you attached to a parachute, whereas people that know what they are talking about have obviously done the research that suggests they are.early media reports would have suggested the case was a slam dunk, the reality is expert information appears to have caused enough doubt that the jury couldn't reach a decision .
i have no idea whether the bloke is guilty or not ,it will be interesting to see the final outcome.
as a layman when i look at slinks and the job they do i am not immediately convinced they are the best way to keep you attached to a parachute, whereas people that know what they are talking about have obviously done the research that suggests they are.early media reports would have suggested the case was a slam dunk, the reality is expert information appears to have caused enough doubt that the jury couldn't reach a decision .
i have no idea whether the bloke is guilty or not ,it will be interesting to see the final outcome.
wc98 said:
i think this case is a good example of the media only interested in reporting the more sensationalist elements of stories. if you have a dig around none of the reported one in a million happenings are actually one in a million happenings. things like line twists in both parachutes appear to be fairly common and it is entirely possible for slinks to be installed incorrectly.
as a layman when i look at slinks and the job they do i am not immediately convinced they are the best way to keep you attached to a parachute, whereas people that know what they are talking about have obviously done the research that suggests they are.early media reports would have suggested the case was a slam dunk, the reality is expert information appears to have caused enough doubt that the jury couldn't reach a decision .
i have no idea whether the bloke is guilty or not ,it will be interesting to see the final outcome.
I understood that the slinks were entirely missing?as a layman when i look at slinks and the job they do i am not immediately convinced they are the best way to keep you attached to a parachute, whereas people that know what they are talking about have obviously done the research that suggests they are.early media reports would have suggested the case was a slam dunk, the reality is expert information appears to have caused enough doubt that the jury couldn't reach a decision .
i have no idea whether the bloke is guilty or not ,it will be interesting to see the final outcome.
Couple of "snowflakes" on the jury, and a s
t load more public money needs coughing up, fabulous!.
I'm sure it's all a misunderstanding, happens all the time. Pull the rip cord at 12000ft, and your sandwiches fall out, land on your face, come out of hospital after 2 years in traction, cooker blows up. An everyday story of normal folk.
t load more public money needs coughing up, fabulous!. I'm sure it's all a misunderstanding, happens all the time. Pull the rip cord at 12000ft, and your sandwiches fall out, land on your face, come out of hospital after 2 years in traction, cooker blows up. An everyday story of normal folk.
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