A 3rd soldier has made damming allegations in the course of the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial, claiming the warfare hero boasted about taking pictures an Afghan teenager, allegedly describing it as "probably the most lovely factor" he'd ever seen.
The witness instructed the courtroom he did not report the dialog as a result of he feared the soldier's repute and believed it might finish his personal profession if he dobbed Roberts-Smith in.
The witness, code-named Individual 16, took the stand right this moment to recount an operation in Afghanistan in November 2012, when he claims he stopped 4 male occupants in a Toyota Hilux discovered with IED componentry.
Individual 16 mentioned he cleared two of the suspects, together with an unarmed teenager "shaking in terror".
He alleged he handed the lads to Roberts-Smith and 20 minutes later heard his voice name over the radio 2 x E-Ok-I-A - which suggests Enemy Killed In Motion.
Again at base in Tarin Kowt, days later - Individual 16 says he requested Roberts-Smith: "what occurred to that younger fella that was shaking like a leaf?"
Individual 16 mentioned Roberts-Smith instructed him: "I shot that c--- within the head.
"Individual 15 instructed me to not kill anybody on the final job so I pulled out my 9mm, shot the c--- within the facet of the pinnacle, blew his brains out and it was probably the most lovely factor I've ever seen".
Individual 16 instructed the courtroom he cannot keep in mind what he mentioned again as a result of he was shocked to the core.
The SAS medic testified that he has by no means reported the dialog due to the code of silence throughout the regiment.
He claimed it might have been a profession ending transfer and feared he would have been at risk by making allegations in opposition to somebody so influential.
The witness was pressured to confess he met with journalist Nick McKenzie, one in every of three reporters from 9 Newspapers being sued for defamation.