Private John Harvey, 25, initially gave police a full confession after accosting and attacking the young woman as she walked through Shrewsbury town centre.

The 35-year-old said it was 'distressing' to be pursued for thousands of pounds.

'In the final months of his life, Dr Florian Willet shouldered more than any man should.'

National police commissioner General Fannie Masemola has condemned the attack on members of the Anti-Gang Unit conducting routine operations in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Tuesday.

'Your response to that was to go off in a car with her because your brain was driven by your groin,' the judge said.

London resident Charlotte May Lee is accused of smuggling £1.2million of cannabis into Sri Lanka.

All 25 British intelligence personnel in the helicopter died when it crashed in fog.

'It won't bring Anthony back, but it will give us some closure.'