User:Joshstreet/Danny Fitzsimons

Danny Fitzsimons is a former member of the British army, who more recently worked as a private security contractor in Iraq. He was arrested on the 9th August 2009 in Iraq and is currently held in Baghdad, Iraq pending trial. He was arrested under suspision of murder and is facing the death penalty if convicted, although human rights group Reprieve claim there is strong evidence that Danny now has serious mental health problems as a result of his time in Iraq.

Army Carrer
During his carrer with the British Army, Danny encountered many traumatic situations, which Reprieve reports has lead to him suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Armour Group
In August 2009, despite being aware of the mental health disorder which he possesed, Armour Group sent Danny to Iraq without conducting a full medical. Within 36 hours of his arrival in Iraq, his two colleagues, Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare, were both dead.

Since Danny was arrested, Armour Group has been taken over by G4S. G4S has offered $75,000 towards his legal fees, in a situation where a strong legal representation would cost around $1.8 million. [Reprieve] believe that this full $1.8 million would be 0.0002% of G4S's annual turnover.

Charges
Danny Fitzsimons is accused of shooting dead two colleagues, Briton Paul McGuigan and Australian Darren Hoare, after the men had been out drinking together in Baghdad's Green Zone.