Big Brother housemate Steve Gill has revealed the details of the terrorist attack which left him without both his legs and an eye.
Speaking about his tour of duty in Northern Ireland, Steve told how his regiment were walking down the infamous Falls Road when the Ira detonated a beer barrel full of explosives. As he lay on the ground, with one leg missing and the other one hanging off, republican sympathisers released an Alsatian Dog, which mauled Steve until a fellow soldier shot it.
The Sun quotes Steve as saying:
“I had no idea what damage had been done. My body couldn’t cope with the pain and all I could think about was my sore finger.”
“I was due to be married and looking forward to a long career in the Army.
“And there I was, I’d lost parts of my body, which knackers you for life,...
Speaking about his tour of duty in Northern Ireland, Steve told how his regiment were walking down the infamous Falls Road when the Ira detonated a beer barrel full of explosives. As he lay on the ground, with one leg missing and the other one hanging off, republican sympathisers released an Alsatian Dog, which mauled Steve until a fellow soldier shot it.
The Sun quotes Steve as saying:
“I had no idea what damage had been done. My body couldn’t cope with the pain and all I could think about was my sore finger.”
“I was due to be married and looking forward to a long career in the Army.
“And there I was, I’d lost parts of my body, which knackers you for life,...
- 6/11/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
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