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ArmorGroup’s Danny Fitzsimons faced charges for assault prior to being so negligently deployed
Posted on April 26, 2011
“If people start to recognise PTSD and do something about it, then at least some good has come out of this horrendous situation. Danny doesn’t deserve this. He has been let down by us, the Army and he has been let down by the ArmourGroup.” Criminal Behavior and PTSD: An Analysis A Middleton man jailed […]
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ArmorGroup Security Guard Danny Fitzsimons escapes Death Penalty on PTSD diagnoses
Posted on February 28, 2011
Danny Fitzsimons avoids death penalty and lawyers press for reduced sentence to be served in UK Clive Stafford Smith, Reprieve’s director, said: “If G4S had done the proper checks and risk assessments when Danny applied to work with them, they would have quickly seen that he was suffering from serious PTSD, a consequence of loyally […]
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ArmorGroup Security Contractor Danny Fitzsimons Must Wait To Hear Death Sentence Verdict
Posted on February 20, 2011
Iraqi judges presiding over the trial of a British security contractor accused of murdering two colleagues have adjourned proceedings once again According to Fitzsimons’ legal team, the request for more reports is a sign the judges are taking the issue of PTSD seriously. Ursula Errington, Sky News correspondent The adjournment in the trial of Danny […]
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Danny Fitzsimons to be sentenced but for ArmorGroup it is business as usual
Posted on February 19, 2011
In only a matter of hours , barring further delays, Danny Fitzsimons will face sentencing for shooting and killing Darren Hoare and Paul McGuigan in ArmorGroup’s living quarters in the Green Zone. A possible death sentence The first Contractor to be tried in the Iraqi Courts under Iraqi Jurisdiction. Lucky for ArmorGroup. Under Iraqi Jurisdiction […]
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ArmorGroup Security Contractor Danny Fitzsimons Trial
Posted on January 23, 2011
We ask again why ArmorGroup is not on trial for endangering the lives of everyone they exposed to an armed Danny Fitzsimons Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare are dead because of ArmorGroup’s negligence in failing to Vet a mentally ill employee with a pending weapons charge in England, previous convictions, and known alcohol and drug […]
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Danny Fitzsimons, ArmorGroup, Murder Trial Updates
Posted on December 29, 2010
Danny Fitzsimons was hired by ArmorGroup to carry a gun despite having been diagnosed with PTSD, being in trouble with the law, and posting on Facebook about “The War Inside His Head”. ArmorGroup should be on trial here too. SINAN SALAHEDDIN AP at SFGate The trial of a British security contractor charged with killing two […]
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Danny Fitzsimons from Death Row in Iraq: Left to rot
Posted on August 1, 2010
UPDATE: His murder trial was scheduled to begin at Baghdad’s Central Criminal Court on Wednesday (Aug 4) but was adjourned again while psychiatric tests are carried out on the defendant. A new trial date is expected in mid-September, a spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said. Danny Fitzsimons, once a member of the Parachute […]
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Armorgroup security guard Danny Fitzsimons to face court in Iraq
Posted on June 13, 2010
A British security guard facing the death penalty for murder in Baghdad has been declared mentally fit for trial in a ruling that paves the way for him to face court in August. Note: Danny Fitzsimons was diagnosed with PTSD, drug and alcohol problems, and had a firearms charge pending when Armorgoup hired him to […]
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Trial adjourned of former soldier, Danny Fitzsimons, accused of murder in Iraq
Posted on April 7, 2010
Danny Fitzsimons to undergo psychiatric tests after being charged with killing two fellow security contractors in Baghdad See Also at BBC News British former soldier’s Iraq murder trial adjourned The trial of a British security guard accused of murdering two colleagues in Iraq has been adjourned for two months for psychiatric assessments. The trial of […]
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Danny Fitzsimons, Darren Hoare and Paul McGuigan, Beyshee Velez and Lucas Trent Vinson
Posted on March 19, 2010
We post regular updates here about Danny Fitzsimons and the deaths of Darren Hoare and Paul McGuigan. We’d like the family members of those involved in this tragedy to understand that our deepest sympathies over your losses are with you. We are not attempting to paint a […]
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Danny Fitzsimons Trial in Iraq Postponed
Posted on February 18, 2010
Trial of British Contractor in Iraq postponed The trial of a British security contractor accused of fatally shooting two colleagues has been postponed for a third time. Danny Fitzsimons appeared briefly in an Iraqi court Thursday, only to be told to return on April 7. It’s the third time the court hearings have been pushed […]
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Danny Fitzsimons: The cost of violence
Posted on January 30, 2010
Is a British former soldier about to be tried in Iraq over the shootings of two colleagues a cold-blooded killer or the victim of post-traumatic stress disorder? Jonathan Owen talks to Danny Fitzsimons It is three in the morning and pitch black. Danny Fitzsimons is standing in the darkness of a filthy toilet – hiding […]
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Danny Fitzsimons Denies Being Murdering Psycho
Posted on January 21, 2010
A former British soldier charged with killing two security guards in Iraq angrily denied during a court appearance that he was “murdering psycho”. Daniel Fitzsimons was sent for psychiatric evaluation minutes after the start of his trial in Baghdad on charges shooting dead fellow Briton Paul McGuigan and Australian Darren Hoare after a drunken brawl […]
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Danny Fitzsimons to receive psychiatric evaluation
Posted on January 21, 2010
BAGHDAD — The trial of a British security guard accused of shooting dead two colleagues in Baghdad was on Thursday adjourned to next month to allow a psychiatric evaluation of the defendant, a lawyer said. The hearing was set for February 18 “to allow time to prepare a medical evaluation” of Danny Fitzsimons, said a […]
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Danny Fitzsimons expected in Court in Baghdad
Posted on January 21, 2010
Briton in Iraq court over killings A former British soldier accused of murdering two colleagues during a drunken row in Iraq is due to appear at a Baghdad court. Former paratrooper Daniel Fitzsimons, 33, is accused of shooting fellow British private security guard Paul McGuigan, 37, and Australian Darren Hoare, 37, after a row in […]
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