The son of an elderly veteran who died while on trial in Northern Ireland has told a Labour minister to ‘stop persecuting troops’.
John Hutchings’ father Dennis, 80, faced an attempted murder charge in 2021 despite suffering from a kidney disease and heart failure.
The former Life Guards soldier died in a Belfast hospital midway through his court ordeal five years ago, triggering uproar among veterans.
As the Daily Mail can reveal, John Hutchings joined campaigners at a private meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary this week to appeal for Labour to back veterans.
They pleaded with Sir Chris Bryant to tighten restrictions on cases
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