A car driven by an American serviceman hit and killed a British soldier in Cyprus. An investigation into the soldier’s death will begin soon.
Colour Sgt Anthony Oxley was working away from home in June 2016 when he was in a car accident at the RAF Akrotiri base.
The man, who was 40 years old and lived near Wakefield, was hit by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle.
A meeting to plan for an investigation before a formal inquiry happened in Cyprus in June.
‘Unanswered questions’
The newest investigation is the second one in less than two years, both done by the government of Cyprus.
The first event was postponed last year because Sally, the wife of Colour Sgt Oxley, received a document with statements from witnesses just one hour before the meeting was supposed to begin.
In 2018, a UK investigation concluded that he died based on the information available, without pointing to a specific cause.
They discovered that he had died because his head was hurt badly in the accident.
Mrs Oxley, who lives close to Barnsley, has requested for a new investigation to take place in the UK.
The woman, who is 45 years old, said she still has a lot of questions without answers. She felt that the investigation in 2018 was not thorough enough.
Sally Oxley says she still has a lot of things she doesn’t understand about her husband’s passing.
In April, her lawyers asked the attorney general for England and Wales if they could go to the High Court and request a new investigation.
KRW Law, who is representing Mrs. Oxley, stated that the US Air Force led the investigation into the crash and very little information was shared with the public, even though the incident occurred in British territory.
Mrs Oxley reported that she was told by a US general during a meeting that the US serviceman who caused the accident would not be held responsible and that there would be no further action taken.
Christopher Stanley, a lawyer from KRW Law, mentioned that there were differences in the evidence provided by witnesses. He believes that a new investigation should be conducted for the sake of justice.
Mrs Oxley said that she understands that the result will never be different, but she feels that her husband’s 21 years of service should not be summed up as dying from blunt force. “It is not satisfactory. ”
New investigation into soldier’s death in Cyprus crash
