'Catastrophic systemic failure' led to death of soldier in live fire exercise

Private Jason Challis was accidentally shot in the head in an urban warfare exercise in the Northern Territory

The death of a 25-year-old soldier during a live fire training exercise in the Northern Territory occurred because of a “catastrophic systemic failure” by Australian army commanders, a coroner has found.

Private Jason Challis, 25, was accidentally shot in the head while crouching behind a building in an urban warfare exercise in May 2017.

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