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To: John Sladek who wrote (1827)	1/15/2004 6:14:13 PM
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15Jan04-Soldier awaits revised charge January 15, 2004 Print this article Email to a friend An Israeli soldier has been charged with aggravated assault for shooting a British peace activist. But, in a rare prosecution of an Israeli soldier for shooting a civilian, the charge is likely to be revised to murder or manslaughter after Tom Hurndall, 22, who had been in a coma since the shooting, died yesterday. The activist who had been in a coma since being shot by Israeli troops while acting as a so-called human shield has died nine months after the shooting, his family said on Wednesday. Tom Hurndall, 22, died late on Tuesday in the London hospital where he had been lying clinically dead after being shot in the head by Israeli forces on April 11 last year. "Tom died last night just before 8 p.m.," his mother, Jocelyn Hurndall, said in a statement. Hurndall's sister, Sophie, said Tom had contracted pneumonia in the past few days. She said his death was a relief for the family, who had seen him lying in a coma for nine months. "It is definitely a sense of relief," she told BBC radio. "But obviously there is great sadness, because it's a time when we have to finally accept that we're not going to have Tom back." theage.com.au