Family to sue MoD for custody death

The family of an Iraqi beaten to death while in British military custody are to sue the Ministry of Defence.

Lawyers acting for the orphaned children and father of Baha Musa, a 26-year-old hotel worker who died in Basra in September 2003, said they are looking to recoup "hundreds of thousands of pounds" in damages through the British courts.

And personal injury lawyer Martyn Day, representing the Musa family and eight other Iraqi claimants who say they were mistreated by members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment while in custody, said the case could open the door for further claims by Iraqi civilians.

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