LONDON (Reuters) - The mother of a young British soldier killed in Iraq (news - web sites) said on Monday she intended to sue the Ministry of Defense for negligence because it failed to supply him with hi-tech defensive equipment.
Gordon Gentle, 19, was killed in Basra when his convoy was hit by a bomb in June. He is one of 65 British soldiers killed in Iraq since the start of the U.S.-led war in March, 2003.
Gentle's mother Rose said she believes her son's life could have been saved if his patrol had been equipped with an electronic signal jamming device to stop the bomb being detonated.
"I am planning to sue the Ministry and I'm putting it down to neglect," she told Reuters."They've definitely got something to answer for because I believe my son would be alive today if he had this equipment."
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