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UK Minister Calls Assault by US Pilot on British Woman Really Serious, Ministry to Review
A UK justice minister said the Ministry of Justice will examine the case of a British woman strangled by a US fighter pilot on UK soil. The Guardian reported that UK authorities should have primary jurisdiction over such off-duty incidents.
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A UK justice minister described the case of a British woman strangled by a US fighter pilot on UK soil as really serious and said the Ministry of Justice would examine it, The Guardian reported. Sarah Steele spoke of a degrading experience under US military justice after an assault in England.
Technically, UK authorities should have primary jurisdiction to prosecute crimes allegedly perpetrated by US service members off duty and off base.
The Wulfson case is one of several uncovered by the Guardian in which UK police and prosecutors appear to be ceding responsibility to their US military counterparts.
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