Sniper’s bullet

Listen I’ll explain…

What happened?

That’s right. It’s an old story, but people won’t see it like that. People in this region like a drink, a beer. They like their spirits.

Your cousin was a drinker.

He was a hothead and a drinker. There was a fight one evening in the pub… Words were said. The police were called in. They took him down the nick. My father went along to talk to the police.

They released him?

He didn’t do anything wrong. Anyway everyone knew who he was. - The son of a chief.

You didn’t agree with his politics.

Even if we didn’t share the same views he was still my cousin… I should’ve looked after him

How did he die?

A sniper’s bullet. - We were out on patrol, and they shot him in the back.