Post by James G on Nov 4, 2020 18:24:05 GMT
Shot Before Sundown
British Army soldiers shot half a dozen prisoners previously sentenced to death before sundown on May 31st, 2025. Each of the six was executed by a firing squad, following military trials, at the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. Those killed had been convicted of treason and with Britain still under martial law following a failed revolution and extensive & deadly civilian strife, their punishment was the forfeit of their lives. Last minute reprieves had been attempted regardless of each prisoner either still affirming their innocence or refusing to recognise the justice being melted out to them, yet the firing squads sent them all to meet their maker.
Colonel Thomas Houghton was the first to be shot. He was forty-six years-old, a former professional accountant with a wife and young family. Before the revolution, Houghton had spent some time with the Army Reserve though had never achieved any high rank like he did among the forces of those in revolt against the legitimate government. The conflict saw him rise high like he did. He was placed in charge of captured prisoners at a detention facility and in that role, Houghton was responsible for the murder of thirty-four of them. Witnesses and documentation proved that this ordinary-looking man was a mass murderer who killed the helpless. Justice caught up with him today and he was shot to death.
Elizabeth Salisbury was next for the firing squad. She had been involved in the illegal rebellion in a supervisory position with their secret police. This fifty-seven year-old woman, a grandmother of three, had once served in MI-5 (Britain domestic intelligence service) yet Salisbury had joined the revolution. Her treason came alongside her wartime crimes where she had hunted for alleged subversives within occupied communities held by rebel forces. Those identified had been killed by the regime with the military court which has recently convicted her deeming them innocent civilians targeted for terror purposes rather than any possible crimes. Hit by bullets fired by soldiers serving a legitimate government, Salisbury was killed today.
Third to be shot was Andrew Bailey. He was a young man, only twenty-four. During the revolution, he had taken over his father’s business when that older man mysteriously disappeared. Bailey imported arms from abroad for the rebels. He was intimately involved in the smuggling of high-tech weaponry. Evidence against Bailey was extensive, much of it coming from him himself where transcripts of his confession post-arrest had been presented to the military court which sentenced him to death. It was the rocket artillery with thermobaric warheads and heavy machine guns which Bailey smuggled into the country which killed many British Army soldiers during their eventual overcoming of the rebellion. Bailey shouted obscenities as his last words before being cut down by a fusillade of bullets.
Leading Aircraftman Matthew Green had defected from the Royal Air Force to the rebel’s army late in the conflict. This twenty-seven year-old had left his husband behind when going over to the other side and fighting against his country for revolutionaries. Other turncoats had prison sentences imposed upon them once the fighting was over, long ones too. Green was sentenced to death though. His defection so late in the conflict was held against him and so too was his lack of contrition for what he did. Moreover, Green appeared in rebel propaganda in a willing fashion and tried to induce others to follow him. His death sentence was the most controversial of this batch of prisoners. Executed alongside Bailey, Green was silent and had no last words before the bullets came.
Leon Raderneki was responsible for as many as hundred deaths during the revolution. He served in one of the militia units which begun the armed phase of the rebellion against the democratically-elected government. Politically-active beforehand, Raderneki long held disdain for certain sectors of British society, especially its political class, and had served a short prison sentence for threats of violence against MPs. Raderneki had taken up arms and induced others to join him. He had ended up being given much responsibility in a small city in the North of England and did a remarkably terrible job of running civil affairs there. His crimes for which he was sentenced to die were those of slaughtering innocents opposed to the dictatorship established in rebel-held areas, often using rather brutal methods. Families of victims testified to the military court. Shot today, the thirty-eight year-old was verbally unrepentant but was seen shaking when faced with the firing squad.
Petty Officer Emily MacDonald was the second woman and last prisoner shot today. She had committed treason, like the others, with this member of the Royal Navy engaged in espionage for the revolutionaries via the support of an overseas power. The thirty year-old passed detailed information on Royal Navy deployments supporting the maritime blockade against rebel-held territory to her country’s enemies. Caught, she continued to deny her crimes were those of treason. Instead, MacDonald claimed that she was in fact a patriot fighting for what she called a democratic cause. The military court disagreed. Her death sentence was nearly one of life imprisonment due to her being a mother of a young child, but no final reprieve came. She was shot today just before the sun set.
The bodies of each shot traitor were taken to a mass grave near to the garrison. There were the remains of others there, those who’d been previously executed with more soon to join them. Each corpse was treated with respect with regard to their burial: there were many other sites nationwide where throughout the conflict bodies hadn’t been put into the ground in such a manner. Observing the burials was a party of senior officers including those who’d been on the military courts who’d delivered these recent death sentences. In addition, among the witnesses to the shootings and this finale for the six was a Russian military officer. He watched as enemies of his country’s aims, those who had fought against his nation’s subversive takeover through proxies of Britain, be finished off. This was a good day for the New Britain and for the Rodina’s global interests too.
British Army soldiers shot half a dozen prisoners previously sentenced to death before sundown on May 31st, 2025. Each of the six was executed by a firing squad, following military trials, at the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. Those killed had been convicted of treason and with Britain still under martial law following a failed revolution and extensive & deadly civilian strife, their punishment was the forfeit of their lives. Last minute reprieves had been attempted regardless of each prisoner either still affirming their innocence or refusing to recognise the justice being melted out to them, yet the firing squads sent them all to meet their maker.
Colonel Thomas Houghton was the first to be shot. He was forty-six years-old, a former professional accountant with a wife and young family. Before the revolution, Houghton had spent some time with the Army Reserve though had never achieved any high rank like he did among the forces of those in revolt against the legitimate government. The conflict saw him rise high like he did. He was placed in charge of captured prisoners at a detention facility and in that role, Houghton was responsible for the murder of thirty-four of them. Witnesses and documentation proved that this ordinary-looking man was a mass murderer who killed the helpless. Justice caught up with him today and he was shot to death.
Elizabeth Salisbury was next for the firing squad. She had been involved in the illegal rebellion in a supervisory position with their secret police. This fifty-seven year-old woman, a grandmother of three, had once served in MI-5 (Britain domestic intelligence service) yet Salisbury had joined the revolution. Her treason came alongside her wartime crimes where she had hunted for alleged subversives within occupied communities held by rebel forces. Those identified had been killed by the regime with the military court which has recently convicted her deeming them innocent civilians targeted for terror purposes rather than any possible crimes. Hit by bullets fired by soldiers serving a legitimate government, Salisbury was killed today.
Third to be shot was Andrew Bailey. He was a young man, only twenty-four. During the revolution, he had taken over his father’s business when that older man mysteriously disappeared. Bailey imported arms from abroad for the rebels. He was intimately involved in the smuggling of high-tech weaponry. Evidence against Bailey was extensive, much of it coming from him himself where transcripts of his confession post-arrest had been presented to the military court which sentenced him to death. It was the rocket artillery with thermobaric warheads and heavy machine guns which Bailey smuggled into the country which killed many British Army soldiers during their eventual overcoming of the rebellion. Bailey shouted obscenities as his last words before being cut down by a fusillade of bullets.
Leading Aircraftman Matthew Green had defected from the Royal Air Force to the rebel’s army late in the conflict. This twenty-seven year-old had left his husband behind when going over to the other side and fighting against his country for revolutionaries. Other turncoats had prison sentences imposed upon them once the fighting was over, long ones too. Green was sentenced to death though. His defection so late in the conflict was held against him and so too was his lack of contrition for what he did. Moreover, Green appeared in rebel propaganda in a willing fashion and tried to induce others to follow him. His death sentence was the most controversial of this batch of prisoners. Executed alongside Bailey, Green was silent and had no last words before the bullets came.
Leon Raderneki was responsible for as many as hundred deaths during the revolution. He served in one of the militia units which begun the armed phase of the rebellion against the democratically-elected government. Politically-active beforehand, Raderneki long held disdain for certain sectors of British society, especially its political class, and had served a short prison sentence for threats of violence against MPs. Raderneki had taken up arms and induced others to join him. He had ended up being given much responsibility in a small city in the North of England and did a remarkably terrible job of running civil affairs there. His crimes for which he was sentenced to die were those of slaughtering innocents opposed to the dictatorship established in rebel-held areas, often using rather brutal methods. Families of victims testified to the military court. Shot today, the thirty-eight year-old was verbally unrepentant but was seen shaking when faced with the firing squad.
Petty Officer Emily MacDonald was the second woman and last prisoner shot today. She had committed treason, like the others, with this member of the Royal Navy engaged in espionage for the revolutionaries via the support of an overseas power. The thirty year-old passed detailed information on Royal Navy deployments supporting the maritime blockade against rebel-held territory to her country’s enemies. Caught, she continued to deny her crimes were those of treason. Instead, MacDonald claimed that she was in fact a patriot fighting for what she called a democratic cause. The military court disagreed. Her death sentence was nearly one of life imprisonment due to her being a mother of a young child, but no final reprieve came. She was shot today just before the sun set.
The bodies of each shot traitor were taken to a mass grave near to the garrison. There were the remains of others there, those who’d been previously executed with more soon to join them. Each corpse was treated with respect with regard to their burial: there were many other sites nationwide where throughout the conflict bodies hadn’t been put into the ground in such a manner. Observing the burials was a party of senior officers including those who’d been on the military courts who’d delivered these recent death sentences. In addition, among the witnesses to the shootings and this finale for the six was a Russian military officer. He watched as enemies of his country’s aims, those who had fought against his nation’s subversive takeover through proxies of Britain, be finished off. This was a good day for the New Britain and for the Rodina’s global interests too.