UK soldier gets 18 years for tampering with wife's parachute
LONDON — A former British Army sergeant who tried to kill his wife by sabotaging her parachute has been sentenced to at least 18 years in prison.Sgt. Emile Cilliers was convicted last month of two counts of attempted murder for the parachute tampering and sabotaging a gas valve at the couple’s home.Victoria Cilliers survived falling 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) in April 2015 by landing on a newly plowed field.Prosecutors said the 38-year-old defendant […]
